Birth date: Dec 28, 1946 Death date: Nov 9, 2022
On November 9 at the age of 75, James Wilson Smith of Holly Springs, NC passed peacefully to his eternal life in Heaven. Born to Ann Abernathy and Woodrow Wilson Smith, Jim grew up in Nashville and attended Battle Ground Academy ( Read Obituary
To Susan and family, Frank and Carol Privitera, 217 Lucky Ribbon Lane, want to express our deepest sympathy to you and your family at this difficult time. We will always remember Jim as our friendly neighbor as he always waved and said hello. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. Sincerely, Frank and Carol
Jim, thanks for being such a good friend to me. I thank God for your life and that He brought us together. I will miss our weekly Saturday morning meetings at Cafe Carolina where we talked about God, what it means to be a Christian and our life stories. Oh, and we had a lot of laughs over the 10 years we met. Thanks for showing me perspectives on life that I never would’ve seen. Prayers to Susan, Shannon, Geof and family.
Sending my deepest sympathy to each of you on behalf of Jim. May God bless you during this difficult time and in the days to come.
Susan, Sally and I extend our most sincere condolences! Jim and I were freshman roommates at Southwestern (now Rhodes College). What many do not know is that Jim and I volunteered for the military in 1968. Jimmy 6’5 ish and 200 pounds of athletic skills. Me 6’4” 120lbs with no skills. We were going in together so we could stay together through basic and primary training. As we are going through our physical I suddenly looked up and this All State athletic specimen is dressed and headed for the door!. I looked at him with raised arms in disbelief, only to hear from across the room…”bad knees”! Bottom line, I’m off to Vietnam and Jim is off to marry Susan! This could not have been a better result! I survived 12 months as a helicopter gunner, and Jim and Susan went on to touch uncountable numbers of people in such a meaningful way. It was all meant to be! I will never forget my friend!!!
Nick Spain
