Hughie “Smitty” Smith (6-23-21) service 6-28-21

Hughie E. “Smitty” Smith, 95, of Shiloh, died on Wednesday, June 23.
He was born in Chester County, Tennessee, the son of the late Elvis Brodie and Romie Sidney Patterson Smith. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Faye Rickman, who preceded him in death.
Mr. Smith served under General Patton in the United States Army during World War II. He served from September 1943 until his honorable discharge on Oct. 6, 1946. He earned his associates degree in radiology and was the head of the Radiology Department at the Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis. He was a member of Gideons International, Counce First Baptist Church and longtime Sunday school teacher.
He is survived by his son, James Rickman Sullivan of Oakland, Tennessee; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were held on Monday, June 28, at First Baptist Church of Counce with Rev. Jimmie McChristial officiating. Burial followed in Shady Grove Cemetery of Shiloh at Shiloh.