Jimmy C. Smith

Jimmy C. Smith, 85, of West Memphis, died Monday, Aug.

12 in his home.

Mr. Smith was the owner of several car dealerships since 1971 including J. Smith Renault- Peugeot and The Auto Connection. He was a member of Breath of Life Seventh Day Adventist Church in Memphis, Tennessee; He is survived by his wife, Marie Payne Smith of West Memphis; two sons, Rev. Greg Smith (Jan) of Norcross, Georgia and Phillip Payne (Teva) of Seattle, Washington; two daughters, Angela Schoen (Jeff) of Marietta, Georgia and Jamy Payne of West Memphis; eight grandchildren, Jordan Smith (Jamie) of Hudson, Massachusetts, Clayton Jelinek (Jared) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ausley Schoen of Washington, DC, Blair Schoen of Marietta, Georgia, Juliana Payne, Grayson Payne, Isabella Payne and Ethan Payne all of Seattle, Washington; two great-grandchildren, Max Smith and Wyatt Smith of Hudson, Massachusetts; one sister, Connie Haynes of Memphis.

Visitation on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. until noon, in Old St. Paul M. B.

Church, 504 South 8th Street, West Memphis. Services will follow at noon at the church, with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion.