Sam Smith

Samuel Smith, age 55 of Mineral Bluff, GA, entered into rest on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Smith was born Sunday, April 6, 1952 in Monroe LA. to the late Versey Smith and the late Myrtle Avance Smith. Smith was a member of World Harvest Church North in Blairsville, Ga., he was a journeyman carpenter, member of the Carpenter's Local Union 225 he was preceded in death by his parents Versey and Myrtle Senie Avance Smith, son, Samuel Smith in 1997, mother in-law, Della Mae Dockery.

Survivors include: wife, Martha Dockery Smith of Mineral Bluff, daughter, Angel Natasha Senie Smith of Mineral Bluff, Ga., 5 sisters, Hazel Tanner, Evelyn Nolan, Shirley Tubby, Maxine Bell, and Julie Egnatuck, 2 brothers, John "Buddy" Elmore Smith, and Henry Wade Smith; 4 sister in laws; Ada Rogers, Lydia Long, Elizabeth Long, and Mary Sue Chamberlain; 2 brother in laws, Asa Dockery, and Danny Dockery.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 2:00PM from the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Asa Dockery officiating. Music by Lydia Long. Interment will follow in Chastain Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers are: Franklin Dockery, William Eugene Baldwin, Stephen Dockery, Benjamin Dockery, Lake Allen and Darren Allen. Honorary pallbearers include: Clarence Franklin Dockery, Buddy Smith, Henry Smith, Kenneth Minder, Paul Minder, Frank Bell, Raymond Tubby, Harvey Nolan, Danny Dockery, Guy Rogers, Ricky Long, Aaron Allen, David Allen, Tim Allen, Joel Allen, James Pless, Dennis Hollis, Bart Dockery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, March 21 from 6-9PM.

Arrangements have been entrusted to The Henry-Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, Georgia. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.