Ssg. Christopher John Smith

Dateline: Fayetteville

SSG Christopher John Smith Jr., 25, of Fayetteville passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013.

SSG Smith was born December 2, 1987 in Memphis, TN to Kathryn Trammel and Christopher John Smith Sr.

SSG Smith’s awards and decorations include, Army Commendation Medal 2, Joint Service Achievement Medal 1, Meritorious Unit Emblem 1, Army Good Conduct Medal 2, National Defense Service Medal 1, Iraq Campaign Medal with Bronze Cluster 2, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal 1, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon 2, Army Service Ribbon 1, Overseas Service Ribbon 1, Parachute Badge 1, Driver/Mechanic 1.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Sgt. Rahjanni Harris Smith of Fayetteville; son, Cannon John Smith of Ft. Meade, VA; daughter, Skyy Marie Smith of Ft. Meade, VA.; mother, Kathryn D. Smith Jackson of Marietta, GA.; father, Christopher John Smith Sr. of Memphis, TN.; brother, Samuel Jackson Jr. of Marietta, GA; sister, Lakyndria Love of Duluth, GA.

Funeral Service with Full Military Honors will be held 12:00 noon, Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Spring Lake, NC with Chaplain CPT Paul Lynn officiating.

Arrangements for the family are in the care of LaFayette Funeral Home, 6651 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304. On-Line condolences may be made at www.lafayettefh.com .