Richard Smith
Mr. Richard M. Smith, 84, of Union City passed away 5:08 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at The Waters of Union City.
Funeral services were conducted 3 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Frank Dalton officiated. Burial followed in Hornbeak City Cemetery.
Visitation was held at the funeral home from 2:30 p.m. until the hour of services Saturday.
Pallbearers were family members.
Richard was born Sept. 15, 1939, in Tampa, Fla., son of the late Jason and Idella Wells Smith. He married Charlotte (Cashon) Smith Oct. 10, 1986. She preceded him in death Nov. 16, 2018.
Richard was a retired investment advisor for many years in Union City and was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Troy.
He is survived by two sons, Richard M. Smith Jr. and wife, Barbara, of Tallahassee, Fla., and Jason Smith and wife, Tina, of Sevierville; two daughters, Sarah Bannister of Dorchester, Mass., and Susannah Murphy of Plymouth, Mass.; three stepdaughters, Ann Bird and husband, Joe, of Memphis, Wendy Dalton and husband, Frank, of Troy and Beth Hutcheson of Union City; two stepsons, Joe D. Spicer Jr. of Union City and Richie Spicer and wife, Sandi, of Hendersonville; his beloved niece, Stephanie Braddock Kelleher and husband, Brian, of Dade City, Fla.; 23 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by one son, Jon Smith; and his sister, Helen Braddock.
To leave messages of condolence for the family, visit the funeral home website at www.emfuneralhome.com.
Published in The Messenger on 12.13.23