Dr. Derek T. Smith's Obituary
Dr. Derek T. Smith, 40, of Columbia was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday December 20, 2014 at 1 PM at Second Baptist Church in Columbia. The visitation will be held Friday December 19, 2014 from 6-8 PM at HT May & Son Funeral Home in Columbia.
Dr. Smith was born on April 20, 1974 in Cheyenne, Wy., the son of Derek and Lorena Newman Smith. He was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Columbia. He was an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi and Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternities.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of the home Deborah A. Smith, his son Derek T. Smith II, and his daughter Asia K. Smith, both of Columbia, Mo., his parents Derek and Lorena Smith of Gautier, MS., and two sisters Candra Chambers of Columbia, SC., and Kimberly Evans of Moss Point, MS.
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