Billy Mac Smith

January 29, 1939 - March 17, 2022

Billy Mac Smith, age 83, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 at St. Thomas Midtown in Nashville. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 5pm in the chapel of the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield with Brother Marvin Crouch officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2pm until the hour of service at 5pm. Mr. Smith was born January 29, 1939 in Livingston, TN to the late Hollis and Ruby Anderson Smith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and member of the Coopertown Church of Christ where he served as a deacon and an elder. He worked as a salesman at Stewart Williams Company for 22 years and was a truck driver and member of the Teamsters Union for 20 years. Mr. Smith loved his family first and foremost, but he was also an avid crappie fisherman, loved turkey shoots and drag racing. In addition to his parents Mr. Smith is preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Mary Alice Drake Smith, his sister, Betty Sue Murphy, and his niece, Susanne Murphy. Mr. Smith is survived by his sons and daughter-in-law, Billy Scott Smith of Maryville and Chad Drake and Brooke Smith of Knoxville; grandchildren, Oakley Sloan Smith, Paxton Bryant Smith, Elizabeth Grace Smith, Emma Kate Smith and Ella Ruby Smith; and his dear friend and former daughter-in-law, Janice (Billy) Chausse of Franklin. If so desired memorial contributions may be made to the Coopertown Church of Christ. Any donations may be sent in c/o Austin & Bell. Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements. AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME- 509 WALNUT STREET, SPRINGFIELD, TN (615) 384-1000