5/17/15 —– Russell Leon Smith, Sr.

Russell Leon Smith, Sr., age 84 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on May 17, 2015 at the NHC Health Care Center in Tullahoma.

Mr. Smith was a retired E.M.T. Paramedic and United States Army Veteran.

He was preceded in death by his brother, James Smith; and sisters, Yvonne Smith Johnson and Claytie Ruth Smith.

He is survived by his son, Russell Leon Smith, Jr. of Manchester; sisters, Shelva Jean Smith-Poke of Nashville, TN and Charlotte Smith Carpenter of Niles, Michigan; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host of friends.

No local public services are scheduled.

vetCENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements.