Rick Smith's Obituary
Rudder Funeral Home
45015 Alabama Highway 277
Stevenson, AL 35772
256-437-2971
Rick Alan Smith
Oct. 22, 1953 ~ Jul. 21, 2009
Bryant, AL
Rick Alan Smith, 55 of Bryant, AL, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. He was of the Baptist faith. Rick had worked as a sander-painter at a boatyard in FL and had worked in the postal service warehouse among other jobs during his lifetime.
Rick was preceded in death by his father Robert Earl Smith; grandparents: Myrtle Wills, Dean Hughes, Jimmy and Charlotte Smith.
He is survived by his mother Marlene Hughes Smith of Bryant, AL; brother James H. Cordle of Dalton, GA; sisters: Pat (Kim) Petersen of Bridgeport, AL, Barbara Cordle of St. Pteresburg, FL, Betty McCarter of Scottsboro, AL, Susie (Mike) Ransom of Denver, CO, Debra Ford of Chattanooga, TN; several aunts and uncles; special uncles: Ray Wills, Robert Wills, and John Wills; special cousins Mickey and Billie Hawkins; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Visitation will be Thursday, 5-9 PM CDT at Rudder Funeral Home in Stevenson, AL. The funeral will be Friday, July 24, at 11 AM CDT at the funeral home chapel. At his request, Rick will be cremated.
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