WINTER HAVEN - Jessie Eugene Smith, age 83, died Sunday, January 18, 2015, at home due to COPD.
Born March 18, 1931, in Lyons, GA, he was the son of Jessie and Annie Lee Smith. He was a retired receiving clerk at Owens-Illinois. He was a member of the Wahneta Church of God and a Grand Mason.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Ruby Wahneta, FL, daughter: Betty Garcia (Eddie), son: Rick Smith (Toni), daughter: Judy Conroy, son: Wayne Wiggins (Pamela), Theresa Murdock, and Tina Jenkins (Barney), and 22 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter Charlotte Waters.
Visitation Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, from 6 to 8 p.m.at Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home in Winter Haven
Funeral Services Friday the 23rd at 2 p.m. at Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home in Winter Haven.
