Smith Funeral and Cremation Service of Athens - Meet the Staff

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MEET THE STAFF:

	JERRY E. SMITH - OWNER & MANAGER, LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER Jerry Smith is the son of Mildred Armstrong Smith and the late W. Ralph Smith of Athens, Tennessee. He is the grandson of the late C. Edward (Cap) and Jennie Cross Smith of the Sanford Community near Riceville, Tennessee and A. Park and Odessa Ford Armstrong of Athens, Tennessee. He is a lifelong resident of McMinn County. He is a graduate of McMinn County High School and attended Tennessee Wesleyan College, and John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in Nashville, Tennessee. At age 14, he became associated with Robert E. and Harry R. Evans of Evans Funeral Home, during High School and College. Following graduation from Mortuary School, he was associated with J.D. Hill Funeral Home in Summerville, Georgia before returning to his hometown and purchased Evans Funeral Home of Athens.

	LINDA SMITH - OFFICE MANAGER

	DAVID BALLEW - FUNERAL DIRECTOR APPRENTICE/ASSISTANT David joined the staff of Smith Funeral and Cremation Service of Athens in December 2003. He is currently working toward his Funeral Director’s license as an apprentice.

	MICHEAL HAWKINS - ASSISTANT Micheal joined the staff of Smith Funeral and Cremation Service of Athens in 2001. He is a native of Trion, Georgia and a graduate of Berry College of Rome Georgia.

	DAVID A. SMITH - VICE PRESIDENT David is a lifelong resident of Athens and McMinn County. He is a graduate of McMinn County High School , University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and John A. Gupton College in Nashville. He is also the principle owner of Ziegler Funeral Home of Athens.