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Pete Smith
Wade "Pete" Everett Smith Jr
July 10, 1937 ~ September 13, 2024
87 Years Old
Mr. Wade Everett Smith Jr. “Pete”, 87, of Huntingdon, Tennessee passed away Friday September 13, 2024 at Volunteer Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00AM Saturday September 21, 2024 at Huntingdon Church of Christ. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery. Chris King and Brooks Jackson officiating. The family will receive friends at Dilday-Carter Funeral Home on Friday from 5:00PM until 8:00PM and on Saturday at Huntingdon Church of Christ from 9:00AM until time of services at 11:00AM.
Mr. Smith was born July 10, 1937 to the late Wade Everett Smith “Pete” and Lena Ruth King Smith. He was retired from CSX Railroad after 46 years, a member of Huntingdon Church of Christ served as Deacon at San Jose Church of Christ at Jacksonville , Florida, served in the National Guard, Rails To Trails, Smokey Mountain Conservatory and Radio Ham Operator.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years Virginia Smith of Huntingdon, Tennessee; one daughter Sheila (Stephen) Hensley of Ashland, Wisconsin; Wade Everett (Penny) Smith III of Huntingdon, Tennessee and Philip (Laura) Smith of Maryville, Tennessee; two sisters 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 (Kate) 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; close nieces and nephews Joe Max Smith, Suzanne Snider, Dean Cunningham, Cindy Whitehead, Sarah Rodriguez, Tim Hayes and Patrick Hayes.
Dilday-Carter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements 731-986-8281.