Officer Verdell Smith, Sr.'s Obituary
Officer Verdell Smith, Sr., 46, was killed in the line of duty June 4, 2016. He served in the U.S. Navy and has been an officer with the Memphis Police Department for 18 years. Officer Smith is survived by his children, Chelsea Smith and Verdell Smith, Jr.; stepdaughters, Marcetta Mayes and Marcesia Mayes; father, Odell Smith, Sr.; sister, Robbin Rodgers; brother, Odell Smith, Jr.; grandmother, Mabel Smith; fiancée Jualonda Green; and a host of extended family and friends. The family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9 at Hope Church, 8500 Walnut Grove. His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 10 also at Hope Church. Interment with honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. His funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar, Memphis, TN 38119. “Celebrating Life…..Behind the Stone Wall”.
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