Lee J. Smith, age 85 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday August 9, 2022. He was a native of Tiptonville TN and was the son of the late Hobart Lee Smith and Ella Gray Woods Smith Dean.
Mr. Smith was a member of Highland Heights Church of Christ. He was a retired Warehouse Manager for Goodyear and Georgia Boot Company.
He played Football for Murray State University and played for U.T. Martin before Volunteering for the United States Navy.
Survived by his wife of 59 years, Peggy Smith, Children; Karen Lee Tolbert and husband Lonnie, Belinda Pate and husband Mark, Bradley Smith and wife Kaylei, grandchildren; Mandi Tolbert, Eric Moore and wife Colleen, Susanna Tolbert, Amory Godley and husband Ben, Olivia Blackmon and husband Mark; great-grandchildren; Judah, Ellie; sister, Dorothy Kee.
Visitation will be 12Noon until 2:00PM Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Funeral service 2:00PM Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Brother Wayne Cornwell officiating, Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.
