2nd Slain Serviceman - Randall Smith -To Be Buried At Chattanooga's National Cemetery; Funeral For Sgt. Wyatt Is Friday In Hixson

  • Tuesday, July 21, 2015

A second slain serviceman from Thursday morning's tragic shooting will be buried in Chattanooga.

Officials of Heritage Funeral Home in Fort Oglethorpe said it will handle the arrangements for U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith.

He will be buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery with full military honors, as will Sgt. Davis Wyatt, who had been living with his family at Hixson

Funeral services have not yet been set for Randall Smith.

For Sgt. Wyatt, they will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Hixson United Methodist Church with Rev. Reed Shell and Navy Chaplain Commander James Storie officiating.

The Wyatt family said, "Because of his love for the Chattanooga community and their outpouring of support during this time, his family has chosen to lay him to rest in Chattanooga National Cemetery with full military honors."

Randall Smith, who is from Paulding, Ohio, was among five people killed at the Naval and Marine Support Center. Four Marines were killed by the gunman at the site, but he lived for two days until succumbing to his injuries at Erlanger Hospital.


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