Mr. George Smith Jr., 85, of Selma, passed away Dec. 10, 2016, in Selma.

Services are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Sandridge Baptist Church with Pastor M.E. Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Sandridge Baptist Church Cemetery with Randall Miller Funeral Service directing. He is preceded in death by his father, George Smith Sr. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Smith;  six sons, George Smith Jr. III, Matthew Smith, Terry Smith, Anthony Smith, Andre Smith, and Gregory Smith; four daughters, Mary (Eddie) Johnson III, Sheryl Smith, Melody Smith, and Linda Marshall; four brothers, Jessie Smith, Theodore Smith, Matthew Smith, and Donaldson Smith; two sisters, Cora Hardy and Pauline Smith; 39 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; host of nieces and nephews.