WICKSBURG. . .John Brent Smith, a resident of Wicksburg, died Sunday morning, June 15, 2025, at his home. He was 62.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in the Holman-Headland Mortuary Chapel with Reverend George Bryan and Reverend Tommy Green officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. (C.D.T.) Wednesday in the Blakely Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the mortuary in Headland.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Bay Springs Baptist Church “Building Fund”, 1721 South Bay Springs Road, Dothan, AL 36305 or Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery Fund/ c/o Brenda Roberson, 1597 County Road 133, Abbeville, AL 36310.
Brent Smith was born and reared in Abbeville. He was a 1980 graduate of Abbeville High School and attended Wallace Community College and Troy University Dothan Campus. Mr. Smith retired, due to disability, from Flight School XXI in Daleville as an Electronics Technician on flight simulators. In earlier years, he was employed by Sony Corporation in Dothan. Brent was a member of Bay Springs Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, J. B. Smith.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Amy Harris Smith; his mother, Inez Tharpe Smith, Abbeville; a sister, Brenda Ann Smith Fulford (Ted), Abbeville; a brother, Benny Smith (Renee), Abbeville; a sister-in-law, Nancy McCormick, Felton, Delaware; several nieces and nephews.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Spence Fulford, Greg Gordon, Kenneth Tew, Jackson Bawcum, John McGarry, and Trey Fortune.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Brent’s caregivers who provided loving care and kindness during his illness.
HOLMAN-HEADLAND MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com. This establishment does not own a crematory.
