Jack L. Smith

Jack Lonnie Smith, 92, of Memphis, Tennessee died September 25, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital here in Memphis. He was a World War II Army Veteran and a member of Central Church in Collierville, Tennessee. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 27 from 5PM - 8PM and funeral services will be on Wednesday, September 28 beginning at 2PM all at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens on Poplar Avenue. Burial will follow in Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years Laverne Smith; his grandson Christopher Tabbutt; parents Jeannette Richardson & James Henry Smith; and siblings Edgar, Hiram, Wilburn, Ray, Gus, Fay Smith, Dell Crow and Hazel Kear. He is survived by his daughters Nancy Avery (Howard) of Memphis and Barbara Tabbutt (Bob) of Cordova; grandchildren Galen Avery, Mercedes Cooper (Steven), Angie Howe (Wayne) and Jay Avery; great-grandchildren Dalton & Jordan Avery, and Jessica and Jana Howe; great-great-grandson Mason Howe; nephews & nieces L.C. Smith of McAllen, TX, Mildred Jones of Springer N.M., Ted & Orville Kear of Springer, N.M., Helen Baldridge of Moses Lake, WA; and James Crow, Billy don Smith, and Mamie Jeanette Fields all of Whitesboro, TX. Online condolences and floral tributes may be made by visiting www.memphisfuneralhome.net.