On October 8, my father-in-law, Wayne Cason Smith, joined his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, following a brief battle with COVID-19. As a former pastor recently put it at another funeral service, “Death did not take him. Jesus Christ conquered death. So, as death was about to have its victory, Jesus came and took him home.”
Wayne’s life demonstrated strong commitment to Christ and significant impact on his family, his church, and his community. For his church, he was Assistant to the Pastor.
At his memorial service, his pastor told us, “Wayne showed us how to live, how to love, and how to leave.” The pastor described how Wayne lived in service to others, how he showed love and commitment to his wife of 60 years, and how he left to join his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ based on a decision he made at a young age.
Click here for more about my father-in-law and the words I shared at his memorial service