Terry Allen Smith, 67, of Chickamauga, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 26, 2018. He was a lifelong resident of the Hixson and North Georgia areas and was a member of Anchor of Hope Baptist Church. He was retired from the United States Army National Guard as a 1st SGT, having served during the Gulf War and Desert Storm, and was employed with Farley & Sather’s Candy Company as a supervisor for more than 28 years. He loved UT Football and going to the baseball fields to watch his grandsons play. He will always be remembered as a courageous fighter, having overcome many hardships over the last 10 years of his life, and he was a loving and devoted son, brother, husband, father and grandfather, that will be truly missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Terrell Smith and brother, Don Lee Smith.
Survivors include his mother, Lillian NaJean Smith; his loving wife of more than 45 years, Glenda Quarles Smith; sons and daughter-in-law, Joshua and Brooke Smith and Andrew Smith; brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Michelle Smith; sister and brother-in-law, Renee and John Grant; two grandchildren, Caden Smith and Mason Smith; special caregiver, Rita; and numerous extended family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29 in the Fort Oglethorpe Chapel, with Pastor Brian Haney officiating. Burial will follow in the Lakewood South Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday and prior to the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online guest book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by W. L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Homes, Fort Oglethorpe.