James D. "Jim" Smith

December 23, 1948 - March 19, 2022

Mr. James D. “Jim” Smith, age 73, of Wingo, KY passed away at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. Jim was a retired tire builder from the former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Union City, TN, an avid fisherman and attended the Wingo Baptist Church. James D. “Jim” is survived by his wife – Linda Grissom Smith of Wingo, KY; two daughters – Kara (Daniel) Ellegood of Mayfield, KY and Julie (Richard) Russell of James Town, IN; two sons – Jamie (Leigh Anne) Smith of Mayfield, KY and Jayson (Regina) Smith of Hickory, KY; a sister – Linda Fuller of Pompano Beach, FL; and eight grandchildren – Alyssa Smith, Ethan Russell, Aaron Smith, Jamison Smith, Ava Russell, Landon Smith, Isiah Ellegood and Lucas Ellegood. He was preceded in death by his parents – J.D. & Hazel (Monroe) Smith; and a daughter – Kimberly Smith. Funeral services for James D. “Jim” will be held at 12:00 PM Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, KY. Rev. Chris Clark and Rev. Howard Copeland will officiate. Burial will follow in the Little Obion Cemetery. Friends are invited to call between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, KY. Pallbearers will be Jamison Smith, Landon Smith, Aaron Smith, Tim Grissom, Norris Grissom, and Bill Shreves. Honorary Pallbearer will be Ethan Russell.