Mr. William Luther “Luke” Smith

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Posted by: SorrellsGeneva
Date: Mar 14 2012 7:14 PM

Mr. William Luther “Luke” Smith of Geneva, Alabama passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012.  He was 73.

 

Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in the Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. Gene Hauser and  Allen Marsh, Pastor of Student Ministries officiating.  Burial will follow in the Leddon Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Geneva directing. The family will receive friends at the church Sunday beginning at 2:00 p.m. and continue until service time.

 

Flowers will be accepted or memorial contrbutions may be made to the Trinity Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 787, Geneva, AL 36340.

 

Mr. Smith was born September 10, 1938, in Shelby County, Alabama to the late Charlie Fount and Mittie Gertrude Wheeler Smith.  When Luke first moved to Geneva County he worked for a major fertilizer company in Geneva and Slocomb. For a number of years  he owned and operated Geneva Stockyards and also served as President of the Geneva County Cattleman’s Association.  For more than 30 years, Luke was owner of AFS Cars and Trucks and Luke’s Used Cars.  He also proudly served his country in  the U.S. Army.

 

In addition to his parents, a brother, Joe Franklin Smith, as well as two special brothers-in-law and one special sister-in-law, all preceded him in death.

 

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Alice Faye Moore Smith, Geneva; two sons: Mark Anthony (Tasha) Smith, Slocomb, Jason Matthew (Kaci) Smith, New Brockton; two daughters: Rhonda Faye (Gary) Roberson and Linda Lynn (Stephen) Hartline, all of Geneva; two brothers: Charles Hubert Smith, Columbiana, AL, James Lawrence (Barbara) Smith, Maxwell, TX; two sisters: Annie Belle Austin, Pelham, AL, Dorothy Harriett Sandlin, Waxahachie, TX; sister-in-law, Ann Smith, Wilsonville, AL; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a number of special nieces, nephews, friends and church family.

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