H. Truitt Smith, Jr.,

H. Truitt Smith, Jr., age 66, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2010.

Mr. Smith was born in Newnan, Georgia on March 20, 1944, to the late Henry Truitt, Sr. and Mary Ruby Hicks Smith. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Bebe Thornton. Mr. Smith was a Graduate of UGA receiving his Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy. Mr. Smith was a United States Navy Veteran, serving during the Vietnam Conflict as a hospital corpsman. He owned and operated Arnold Drug Company since 1983. Mr. Smith was an active member of the Georgia Pharmacy Association and had served on the board of directors with the Academy of Independent Pharmacy. He loved people, enjoyed being with his family, and was an avid follower of college football. Mr. Smith was a lifelong stamp collector and a member of the American Philatelic Society. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Georgia where he had served as a deacon and Sunday School Teacher.

Survivors include his wife, Marianne Jackson Smith, Cornelia, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Stacy Nichols, Winamac, Indiana; daughter, Jennifer Smith Chastain, Mt. Airy, GA; son and daughter-in-law, James Truitt and Tracey Smith, Woodstock, GA; and 11 grandchildren, Katie, Meredith, Sarah, Susanna, Gabby, Sam, Carrie Jane, and Mary Hannah Nichols, and Bobby, Luke, and Jonathan Powell.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia with Rev. Frank Sailers and Rev. Luther Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens with Rev. Warren Nichols officiating.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia.

Those wishing to express online condolences to the Smith family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia. (706) 778-7123