Brent Franklin Smith
1977 — 2026
From the Jul 7, 2026 e-EditionHUNTINGDON, Tenn. — Brent Franklin Smith, 55, of Huntingdon, Tennessee, died Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at Baptist Hospital Huntingdon.
Funeral services were at Carter’s Chapel Church on Friday, July 3, 2026, at 1:00 PM, with Mike Foster officiating.
Brent was born May 12, 1971, in Huntingdon, to the late Dallas Franklin Smith and Judith Elaine Thomsen Smith. He was an employee for the City of Huntingdon. He was preceded in death by a son, Justin Allen Taylor.
Along with his mother, Judith (stepfather Clyman), he is survived by his wife of 35 years, Loretta Smith; a daughter, Kelly Sutton, of Huntingdon; two sisters, Shan Newsome (Kevin) of McLemoresville, and Keisha Smith, of Hermitage. He also leaves two grandchildren, Sawyer Tye Sutton and Ayden Allen Taylor; nieces Brianna Newsome Brewer (Ethan) of McLemoresville, TN, and Sierra Holden (Lee) of Mt. Juliet, TN; and nephews Terin Mays and Trey Mays, both of Hermitage, TN.
Chase Funeral Home, Huntingdon.
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