Ronald Smith

Funeral services for Ronald Carl Smith, age 70 of Cookeville, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday July 24 at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Fr. Eric Johansen will officiate. Interment will follow in West Chapel Cemetery in the Fairview Community. His family will receive friends Friday from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. Due to COVID-19 precautions, social distancing measures will be observed. Ron passed away Saturday evening July 18, 2020 at his home. He was born June 29, 1950 in Hamtramck, MI to the late Joe Freeman Smith and Lottie Helen Osak. Ron was supervisor at Allied Signal in Torrance, CA for 18 years. He moved to Cookeville in 1993 and opened American Safety Products which supplied local factories with OSHA compliance and personal protection products. He later was employed as a bus driver for the Putnam County School System prior to retirement. He enjoyed interacting students and facilitated older students helping with younger students during bus trips. He is survived by his wife, Marian Brown Smith, whom he married in 1984; son, Jerry Smith; step-son, Cody Spear; sister, Maryann (Richard) Bailey of Torrance, CA; three brothers, Gary Smith of Corona, CA; David (Brenda) Smith of Columbia, TN, and Dale (Celia) Smith of Gainesboro, TN; grandchildren, Presley Kay Spear and Jared Smith Redford. Pallbearers will be Cody Spear, Darrell Kutchin, Steve Crawley, Shane Bates, Tanner Summs, and Alex Thurman. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Care Fund at CRMC, One Medical Center Blvd. Cookeville, TN 38501. Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931)526-6111 Share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.