Jerome "Jerry" Smith

Jerome “Jerry” Smith, age 81, of Valdosta, GA, entered into rest on August 29, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born June 2, 1944, in Valdosta to the late Olan Lee Smith and Viola (May) Smith.
He was the owner/operator of Jerry’s Canvas in Valdosta. Blessed with a natural talent for sales, Jerry built relationships as easily as he closed a deal. He later worked with Don’s Boats and Motors in Tallahassee, FL. If the fish were biting, Jerry was going, friends would joke that he could hear a reel sing from a mile away. He loved the water, a good story, and time spent with the people he cared about.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by 3 sisters: Joanne Carter, Betty Jean Smith and Debbie Baker and brother: Edgar Smith.
Survivors Include: son & daughter-in-law: Stacy and Amanda Smith, Lake Park, GA; 3 grandchildren: Taylor Alexis Smith, Seth Lee Smith and Channing Elizabeth Smith; great grandson: John Beckett Hendricks; sister: Jeanette Smith(Perry Morris), Valdosta, GA and a number of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 6:00 PM Tuesday, September 2, 2025 in the Valdosta Chapel of Music Funeral Services with the family receiving friends following the service. Kind words and expressions of sympathy can be left for the family at www.musicfuneralservices.com . The Smith family is being served by the professional and caring staff of Music Funeral Services of Valdosta.