Larry Thomas Smith

Shreveport, LA - Larry Thomas Smith, age 65, of Shreveport, LA, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011 at his residence. Larry was born January 16, 1946 in Macon County, NC and was a son of the late Glenn Thomas and Virginia Parrish Smith. He retired from General Motors Corporation in Shreveport and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Franklin, NC. Larry was a veteran with the US Navy having served during the Vietnam War.

He is survived by his step son, Darrell Shanklin and his wife, Brandie and their two children of Shreveport, LA; one sister, Sandra Smith Brown and her husband, Eugene, Jr. of Marion, NC; one nephew, Anthony Thomas Brown and his wife, Stella of Indian Trail, NC and special friend, Margaret Kinard of Shreveport, LA.

A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church upper cemetery.

Announcement courtesy of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home,