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Funeral services for Mr. James Douglas Smith will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 2:30 P.M. at the Friendship Baptist Church with Bishop Melvin McCluster officiating.
Mr. James Douglas Smith of New Brighton, Pennsylvania passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning August 2, 2016 in Americus, Georgia. James was affectionately known as “Fiddler” by his family and friends in New Brighton and Beaver County, Pennsylvania and known and as “Smity” by his family and friends in Andersonville and Americus, Georgia.
James was born on October 21, 1951 in Andersonville, GA to the late Marion and Aurila Smith who both preceded him in death. James attended and graduated from the Sumter County School System and moved to Pennsylvania sometime shortly thereafter. He was employed and retired as a sanitation worker with the Valley Refuse for approximately twenty-five years of service.
James leaves to cherish his memory a loving daughter Leah (Neil) Smith, two adorable grandchildren Isaiah Smith and Elijah Smith all of Beaver County, Pennsylvania; one brother Marion (Bertha) Smith Americus, Georgia; aunts: Etta Mae McDonald, Margaret Easton, and Georgia Childs all of Pennsylvania; several devoted cousins: Donald Wade, New Brighton, PA and Jessie Smith, Americus, GA and other relatives and friends of Beaver County, PA and Sumter County, GA. Other relatives that have preceded James in death include his uncle Alton Childs, Sr., aunt Geneva Childs Smith, and a devoted cousin Samuel Smith.