Rev. Lee Roy Smith

October 5, 1936 - April 6, 2017

Funeral will be held at 1 PM, Saturday, April 8th, 2017, at Noccalula Church of God for Bishop Lee Roy Smith, 80, of Gadsden, who died April 6th, 2017. Bishops D. Jack Smith, Bill Smith, Terry Hart, Nathan Glenn, J.P. Lambert, Reverends Nelson Childress, and Matt Hart will officiate, and a ministers choir will perform. Village Chapel Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements. Rev. Smith worked at Tro-Fe Meadow Gold Dairy for 18 years. He also pastored 31 years in the Church of God. He was preceded in death by his parents, Reverend William and Ethel Smith; parents-in-law, Ira and Louise Hale; sister, Gloria Countryman; brothers, Jimmy and Larry Smith; brothers-in-law; Harold Robertson, J.R. Countryman, and Bill Simmons; sisters-in-law, Jean Simmons, Shirley Smith, and Sandra Smith. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Beverly “Chick” Smith; children, Steve (Nellda) Smith, Rex (Thresia) Smith, Bill (Cindy) Smith, Jill (Jeff) Alston; 7 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Billy Smith and Jack (Carol) Smith; and sisters, Shirley Robertson and Jane (King) Daughdrill; and a host of nieces and nephews. The family will receive flowers, or donations may be made to the Church of God World Missions Fund: P.O. Box 8016, Cleveland, TN 37320. Pallbearers will be Adam Smith, Justin Smith, Nathan Smith, Benjamin Alston, Heath Hood, and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be the Ministers of the Church of God, Alacare Home Health and Kindred Hospice. Special thanks to Lisa Lassiter, Verlene Hampton, D. Jack Smith, Jane and King Daughdrill, and Shirley Robertson for their special care. The family will receive friends from 5 PM to 8 PM, Friday, April 7th, 2017, at Village Chapel Funeral Home. Rev. Smith will lie in state 2 hours prior to the service on Saturday at Noccalula Church of God.