Brian Smith: Whiteville

1972 – 2016

    Brian Smith of Whiteville died Sunday, May 15, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was  43.
    Born Aug. 17, 1972 in Columbus County, Brian was the son of Rev. Mitchell Smith and Sherry Sellers Smith.
    He was a commercial electrician and was a graduate of Waccamaw Academy and attended Louisburg College and North Carolina State. Mr. Smith played baseball at Whiteville High School, Waccamaw Academy and Louisburg College.
     He is survived by a daughter, Brianna Smith of Whiteville; his parents, Rev. Mitchell Smith and Sherry Sellers Smith of Whiteville; two brothers, Stanton Smith of Whiteville and Ezra Smith of Loris; two sisters, Kelly Griffin of Chadbourn and Lindsey Bowen of Whiteville.
    Visitation was planned from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17 at Peacock Funeral Home, Whiteville.
    Funeral services were planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at Abundant Life Assembly of God, Whiteville, conducted by Rev. Jerry Spivey, with burial in Peacock’s Columbus Memorial Park.
    A guest register is available here.