We are sad to announce that on October 16, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Walter Earl Smith of Ona, West Virginia, born in Paris, Tennessee. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Walter Earl Smith to show support.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Murray Smith and Minnie Smith; his former life partner Peggy; his sister Mary Margaret Lowe; and his grandson Keith Randall Nicholas II (Rocky).

He is survived by : his wife Kim Nichols Groom; his daughters, Sherry Morgan (Steve) of Hickory, NC and Shelia Kessel of Hickory, NC; his grandchildren, Richie Nicholas of Denver, NC, Luke Kessel of Nashville, TN, Rachel Kessel of Boiling Springs, SC and Julia Kessel of Chapel Hill, NC; and his great grandchildren, Graceyn, Kendall, Jaxson and Harper Nicholas.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Henson & Kitchen Mortuary