Billy Joe Smith

Billy Joe Smith, 86, passed from this life Monday morning, July 27, 2015 at his home in Pocahontas.
The husband of Mary Isom Smith, who survives, he was retired from the maintenance department at Thyssen-Krupp where he had worked for 22 years. He was born June 28, 1929, in Corinth, Mississippi, son of the late DeWitt and Margie Mills Smith and lived all of his life in Hardeman County except for seven years in Memphis. He also had worked as a part-time mail carrier and part-time farmer and enjoyed working with cows. A two year US Army veteran, he enjoyed camping, going to yard sales and auctions, antiquing and looking for anything old and vintage. He had a love of singing and playing the guitar. Mr. Smith was a member of Pocahontas Church of Christ for over 50 years and served as an elder for several years.

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