Smith, Glenn Delane (Ten Mile)

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Glenn Delane Smith, 81, of Ten Mile, TN, died on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. 

Glenn was the son of the late Glenn G. and Mary King Smith. He served our country in the U.S. Air Force and worked in construction before retiring. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. 

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ionia Howard Smith; son, Tommy Smith, of Athens; brothers, Gary D. Smith, James Smith, both of Oak Ridge, TN and Don Smith, of Ten Mile; sisters, Audrey Hautala, of Seattle, WA, Patsy Johnson, of Lenior City, TN and Rae Parker, of Clinton, TN; grandsons, Travis Smith, Gregg Smith and Derrick Shanahan; and six great-grandchildren. 

Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 27 at 7 p.m. in the Bowers Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Rick Duncan officiating. 

Interment will be at 1 p.m. Friday, December 28, in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Ten Mile. Pallbearers are Bob Leffew, Anthony Ellison, Austin Ellison, Wayne Evans, Carrie Bishop and Curtis Porter. Honorary Pallbearers are Don Walden and Tyler Ray. 

The family will receive friends Thursday, December 27 from 5-7 p.m. at the Bowers Funeral Home who has charge of the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, the family ask that you make donations to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Ten Mile. 

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