James ‘JJ’ Smithey
Obituaries March 10, 2020 Daniel Prince
MANCHESTER – Funeral services for Mr. James “JJ” Smithey, age 19, of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Tullahoma Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Whitworth Cemetery in Bedford Co., TN. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM until the time of service on Sunday, at the funeral home. JJ passed suddenly from this life on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
JJ was born in Nashville, TN the son of James and Tonya Smithey. He played football and was a graduate of Coffee County Central High School. He enjoyed fishing with his dad and loved being with his family. JJ was into everything, he always had a smile on his face, and was always making someone else smile and laugh. He was a loving son and brother.
JJ is preceded in death by his mother, Tonya Smithey. He is survived by his father, James Smithey (April); three brothers, Hunter Smithey (Hannah), Cason Smithey, and Austin Stephens (Kaitlyn); two sisters, Ashley Smithey and Makayla Stephens; maternal grandparents, Mark Smotherman and Belinda Busey; paternal grandparents, James Smithey and Patricia Stacey; Papa, R.L. Dodd; nieces and nephews, Elizabeth, Calvin, Brayleigh, Cayden, and Bentley; girlfriend, Ashley Kight; and multiple aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the Smithey Family.