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Virginia Marie Smith Obituary
Virginia Smith
November 3, 1934 ~ October 16, 2024 89 Years Old
Mrs. Virginia Marie Smith, age 89 of Huntingdon, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at her residence.
Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 AM Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Huntingdon Church of Christ. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery. Chris King and Brooks Jackson officiating. The West Tennessee Nurses Honor Guard will conduct a Nightingale Tribute.
The family will receive friends at Dilday-Carter Funeral Home on Friday, November 1, 2024 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM and on Saturday at Huntingdon Church of Christ from 9:00 AM until time of services at 11:00 AM.
Mrs. Smith was born November 3, 1934 to the late Walter Duel Smith and Queenie Turner Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wade Everett Smith Jr. “Pete”, sister Mary Charlene Smith, brother Walter Oscar Smith, sister-in-law Juanita Smith, brother-in-laws Thomas Hayes and Charles Cunningham, and her nephew Bryan Cunningham.
Mrs. Smith graduated from Saint Thomas School of Nursing in 1957 as a Registered Nurse. She worked over 60 years as a Registered Nurse at various hospitals and clinics, which includes over 30 years at the Carroll County Health Department, and service at Baptist Hospital of Memphis, Benton Clinic, Wilson Clinic, Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in Jacksonville, the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility in Jacksonville, Florida, Home Health of Athens Tennessee and Life Care of Cleveland Tennessee.
She is survived by her sons: Wade Everett (Penny) Smith III of Huntingdon, Tennessee and Philip (Laura) Smith of Maryville, Tennessee; one daughter: Sheila (Stephen) Hensley of Ashland, Wisconsin; sister-in-laws: Sherry Cunningham of Camden, Tennessee and Peggy Hayes of Cartersville, Georgia; eight grandchildren: Anthony (Ashley) Smith, Lindsey (Nick) Vaughn, Drs. Victor (Elizabeth) Smith, Sarah Smith, Brandon Hensley, Drs. Justin (Katherine) Hensley, Hannah Darnell, and Aubrey Hensley; eight great-grandchildren: Caleb Smith, Mattie Smith, Brooklynn Pearson, Nolan Vaughn, Beau Smith, Adlee Vaughn, Jack Hensley, and Sam Hensley; nephews: Joe Max (Angie) Smith, Dean (Rita) Cunningham, Tim Hayes and Patrick (Heather) Hayes; nieces: Suzanne (Danny) Snider, Cindy (Chris) Whitehead, and Sarah (Rick) Rodriguez.
Dilday-Carter is in charge of arrangements, 731-986-8281.e