Thomas Franklin Smart

May 11, 1934 - August 24, 2013

Graveside services with masonic rites for Thomas Franklin Smart, 79, of Piedmont will be Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Union Grove Cemetery with Rev. Michael Yopp and Brother Eddie Lindsey officiating and Thompson Funeral Home directing. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery. Mr. Smart passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years, Dean Minton Smart of Piedmont; two sons, Thomas "Eddie" Smart and Phillip Brian Smart both of Piedmont; three grandchildren, Nathan Smart (Christie) , Dulcinea Smart and Chadric Smart; three great-grandchildren, Cayden Smart, Demirits Smart and Devantae Smart ; two brothers, Norris Smart (Nilmarg) and Clark David Smart (Annie) all of Piedmont; one sister, Sara Wheeler Smith (Bobby) of Anniston and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Bobby Smith, Rayford Ivey, Keith Smart, Brian Cheeks, Jeff Smart and Justin Smart. Mr. Smart was a native and resident of Piedmont and was of the Methodist faith. He was a member of Lozahatchee Masonic Lodge #97 F & AM for over 50 years and was a member of Zamora Shrine Temple in Birmingham. Mr. Smart was past state Grand Master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and retired from the engineering department at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company with 40 years of service . He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Steven Smart and his parents, Thomas "Lon" and Kate Smart. The family request no flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lozahatchee Masonic Lodge #97 F & AM, P.O.Box 447, Piedmont, AL 36272.