Bobby Wayne Smith, age 79 of Marietta, passed away January 4, 2016. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 7th at 11 am in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Pastor Jim Castle officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery, Canton. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 9:30 am until the service.
Bobby was a native of Atlanta and retired from Atlantic Envelope Company after 35 years and then was a Cobb County Bus Driver for 15 years. He proudly served in the United States Navy and was a member of Hearts on Fire Ministries. He was a man of faith, an avid and talented woodworker. He loved to fish on Sweetwater Creek and the Chattahoochee River as well as work in his garden. He had a beautiful tenor voice that his family will miss dearly.
Bobby is preceded in death by his parents Woodrow and Mary, his brothers Ronald Smith and Bill Smith and sisters Becky and Patsy. He is survived by his loving wife of 22 years, Becky and his children: Kim Smith Manning of Woodstock and Scott (Dana) Smith of Jackson, WY; 9 siblings: Linda Baker, Margaret Alexander, Dennis Smith, Frank Smith, Steve Smith, Janice Steele, Robert Smith, Jane Taylor, Bill Relford; 3 grandchildren: Andrew Manning, Sydney Smith and Maya Smith.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Bobby’s memory to David George World Ministries. Online guestbook available at
www.westcobbfuneralhome.com
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