Deveta C. Smith, of Winchester, passed this life on Thursday, January 29th, 2015 at her residence at the age of 90. Mrs. Smith was born in Madison County, Alabama to the late Albert Sherman and Lucille Yarbrough Church and was a member of Turkey Creek United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Smith is preceded in death by her husband, George S. “Dick” Smith; one daughter, Rita Stewart; and one brother, J.C. Church. She is survived by two daughters, Sheila Holden and her husband Scott of Winchester, and Tonita Davis and her husband John of Tullahoma; seven grandchildren, Richard Davis, Bryan Davis and his fiancé Debbie, J.C. Davis and his wife Monna, Shawn Stewart and his wife Andrea, Stacy Stewart, Bleu Holden, and Bart Holden; seven great-grandchildren, Brandi Evans, Jedediah Davis, Millie Davis, Miriam Davis, Reece Stewart, Kole Stewart, and Macy Stewart; and two great-great-grandchildren, Xavier Elliot and Aaliyah Elliot. Visitation for Mrs. Smith will be held on Friday, January 30th, 2015 from 5:00-8:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 31st, 2015 at 1:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Fields officiating. Burial will follow at Marble Plains Cemetery in Franklin County. Grandsons will serve as Pallbearers and Honorary Pallbearers will be the Byrom children. For those who wish, donations may be made to Hospice Compassus at Hospice of the Highland Rim Foundation, Inc., 110 East Lauderdale Street, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388, or to Turkey Creek United Methodist Church at 7369 Chestnut Ridge Road, Winchester, Tennessee 37398.
Arrangements by Kilgore Funeral Home