Mr. Benjamin "Ben" Terry Smith JR., age 82, of Thomaston, died Monday, January 15, 2018, at the Upson Regional Medical Center.
Mr. smith was born Easter Sunday, April 21, 1935, in Atlanta to the late Eleanor Jane King Smith and Benjamin Terry Smith Sr. He attended The Lovett school, East Rivers, Morris Brandon Elementary, Culver Military Academy Indiana (member of the Polo Team and Black Horse Troop) and graduated in 1953; BBA at UGA in 1957; Emory Law School; admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1960, and practiced law in Atlanta and Thomaston; Past President of Griffin Judicial Circuit Bar Association; served in the Georgia Air National Guard as Staff Sergeant and was awarded the American Spirit Honor Medal during basic training at Sehppard Air Base and received and Honorable Discharge in 1966; and was President of the Mid-Georgia Cattlemen's Association. He managed the family's Windsweep Farm, raised registered Champion Polled Hereford Cattle and homing pigeons. Was a member of the Thomaston First Methodist Church, Sunday school teacher, and member of the Golden Age Men's Club. He was a former member of the Cathedral of St Philip in Atlanta; founding member of the Atlanta Polo Club; and member of the Piedmont Driving Club.
He is survived by his wife, Katharine Hill Smith formerly of Augusta Ga, whom he married in 1957; daughter, Susan Catherine Smith of Los Angels CA; sons, Benjamin "Terry" (Amy) Smith III of Yatesville and Richard King (Allison) Smith of Johnson City TN; sister, Eleanor Jane Smith Lee of Gainesville GA; grandchildren, Savannah H. Smith, Benjamin T. Smith IV, Ella Hix, David Hix, Logan Smith, and Tristan Smith.
Memorial services will be Friday January 19, 2018 1:00 PM at First United Methodist Church. The Family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service in the church sanctuary.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested that memorial donations be made to the Thomaston First Methodist Church, 123 Cherokee Rd. Thomaston GA 3026.
Mr. smith was born Easter Sunday, April 21, 1935, in Atlanta to the late Eleanor Jane King Smith and Benjamin Terry Smith Sr. He attended The Lovett school, East Rivers, Morris Brandon Elementary, Culver Military Academy Indiana (member of the Polo Team and Black Horse Troop) and graduated in 1953; BBA at UGA in 1957; Emory Law School; admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1960, and practiced law in Atlanta and Thomaston; Past President of Griffin Judicial Circuit Bar Association; served in the Georgia Air National Guard as Staff Sergeant and was awarded the American Spirit Honor Medal during basic training at Sehppard Air Base and received and Honorable Discharge in 1966; and was President of the Mid-Georgia Cattlemen's Association. He managed the family's Windsweep Farm, raised registered Champion Polled Hereford Cattle and homing pigeons. Was a member of the Thomaston First Methodist Church, Sunday school teacher, and member of the Golden Age Men's Club. He was a former member of the Cathedral of St Philip in Atlanta; founding member of the Atlanta Polo Club; and member of the Piedmont Driving Club.
He is survived by his wife, Katharine Hill Smith formerly of Augusta Ga, whom he married in 1957; daughter, Susan Catherine Smith of Los Angels CA; sons, Benjamin "Terry" (Amy) Smith III of Yatesville and Richard King (Allison) Smith of Johnson City TN; sister, Eleanor Jane Smith Lee of Gainesville GA; grandchildren, Savannah H. Smith, Benjamin T. Smith IV, Ella Hix, David Hix, Logan Smith, and Tristan Smith.
Memorial services will be Friday January 19, 2018 1:00 PM at First United Methodist Church. The Family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service in the church sanctuary.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested that memorial donations be made to the Thomaston First Methodist Church, 123 Cherokee Rd. Thomaston GA 3026.
Coggins Funeral Home
321 Hannahs Mill Road
Thomaston, GA 30286
706-647-9681
321 Hannahs Mill Road
Thomaston, GA 30286
706-647-9681
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