Michael Kevin Smythe Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Age 51 of Nashville passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at his home. He was born November 4, 1969 in Nashville, TN to Mike and Barbara Searcy Smythe. He attended White House High School He served in the TN Army National Guard #269 Military Police, where he was deployed to Qatar and Iraq. He enjoyed photography and MMA (mixed martial arts), karate,judo and taekwondo. He had previously been a martial arts instructor at UT. He is preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Searcy Smythe. He is survived by his father, Mike (Anita) Smythe, Mountain Home, AR; sisters, Dena Johnson, Nashville, TN and Meri Jaxon, Scottsdale, AZ; step-brothers, Chris Leaming and Gary Leaming, both of AR. Funeral service is scheduled for Monday, January 18, 2021 at 1pm in the chapel of Austin & Bell Funeral Home in White House with Bro. Richard Garza officiating. Interment will follow in Palmer Cemetery with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Visitation is planned for Monday, January 18, 2021 10am until the hour of the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are requested to the Wounded Warrior Project. ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO AUSTIN & BELL 533 Highway 76 White HOuse, TN 37188 (615)672-5000 www.austinandbell.com

Michael Kevin Smythe

November 4, 1969 - January 13, 2021