Mr. Neal Ray Smith Sr. Obituary (1952

Mr. Neal Ray Smith, Sr., 70, passed away on August 16, 2022 at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. Ray was born on June 16, 1952, in West Point, to the late Neal Hunter and Mary Elizabeth Smith. Ray served in the Mississippi Army National Guard. He was a fur buyer for Poss Fur Company. He owned and operated Ray's Fish Market in Columbus and The Boogie Bottom Night Club in Una. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, and gardening. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Church in Una. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Patsy Howell (Randy) and two brothers, Raymond and Rex Smith. A Memorial Service will be on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. at Pleasant Grove Church with Bro. Keith Carter officiating. Burial will be in the Cantrell Cemetery in Prairie. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include three daughters, Rachelle Gwathney (Anthony) of West Point, Tosha Rhea (Shane) of Una, and Courtney Todd (Adam) of Ocean Springs: one son, Neal Smith, Jr. (Emily) of Una: the mother of his children, Linda Odom Smith of Aberdeen, ten grandchildren, Meagan Hutson (Conner), Matthew Gwathney, Maggie Gwathney, Kaylee Rhea, Liberty Rhea, Mitchell Smith, Faith Coggins, Molly Todd, McKennon Todd, and Madelyn Todd, and one great-grandchild, Hampton Phyfer. Memorials may be made to the Cantrell Cemetery Fund, c/o Brenda Henley; 4420 Baker Road, Prairie, MS 39756. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com