Lawrence D. Smith, of Inverness, Florida passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at HPH Hospice in Lecanto, Florida. He was born on June 3, 1936 in Fruithurst, Alabama to the late Marshall O. and Leila (Brown) Smith.
Larry was a plate machine operator in the battery manufacturing industry, and arrived in this area in 2008, coming from Erin, Tennessee. He was a Baptist, and member of the National Rifle Association. Larry enjoyed fishing, riding his motorcycle, and was an avid “Poet of Women”.
Survivors include three sons, Lawrence D. (Rhonda) Smith, Jr. of Inverness, Samuel M. (Carolyn) Smith of Seffner, Florida, and Marshall K. (Joyce) Smith of Inverness; one step-daughter, Tina (Steve) Barton of Zephyrhills, Florida; two sisters, Particia Nixon and Susane Moffit; seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
A graveside committal service will be held on Monday, February 4, 2013 at 3:00 PM at Hills of Rest Cemetery in Floral City. The family will receive friends in visitation at 2:00 PM at the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory until 2:45 when the procession will leave for the cemetery.
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