Jeffery Robert Smith

January 11, 1963 - January 29, 2021

Jeffery Robert Smith, age 58 of Silver Creek, Georgia, passed away Friday, January 29th after a brief illness. Jeff was born January 11, 1963 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky to the late Robert Smith and Martha Williams. He was a member of DeSoto Park Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. Jeff attended West Rome High School, served in the United States Army, and then began his career in law enforcement in 1988 working at the Rockmart Police Department and Floyd County Sheriff’s Office. In 1996, he started as a campus police officer with the Berry College Police Department and was quickly promoted to Campus Police Sergeant, serving Berry for 25 years. In 2020, Jeff received the Oris W. Bryant Officer of The Year award from the Georgia Association of Campus Law Enforcement. This honor is awarded annually to a police officer for their significant contributions to campus safety and their commitment to professionalism in law enforcement. Survivors include his wife of thirty years, Vickie Lambert Smith, married March 24, 1990; children, Ariel (Jesse) Crider, and Shea Smith; grandchildren, Brody, Avery, and Mason Crider, and Bexley Smith all of Silver Creek; sisters, Sharon McCollum and Deanna King; brother Buddy (Michelle) Morrison; step sisters Jackie Wooten, Sheila Luallen, Amelia (Mike) Baker, and June Stone; also aunts, uncles, cousins, sister and brother-in-laws, and many beloved nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday February 2, 2021 at Good Shepherd Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Old Nazareth Baptist Church Cemetery, Centre Alabama. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Monday February 1, 2021 at Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave. Rome GA. 30165. Pallbearers include the following gentlemen: Chief Jonathan Baggett Berry College PD, Sergeant Anthony Loveless Berry College PD, Sergeant Daniel Carpenter Berry College PD, Officer Brian Chandler Berry College PD, Captain David Bohannon Floyd County PD, Deputy Alex Bohannon Floyd County Sheriff Office. Parnick Jennings Sr.'s Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.