Christopher Blake Smith, 16, a native of Bay Minette and a resident of Atmore, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at U.S.A. Medical Center in Mobile.
He loved baseball, hunting, fishing but his passion was his black Silverado pickup and his friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Eugene Sanks and Clinton Smith.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Cheryl Boyington and Bryan Tuberville of Atmore; his father and stepmother, Ronnie Wayne and Patricia Smith of Stapleton; brother, Kyle Boyington of Perdido; sister, Ashleigh Boyington of Bay Minette; stepbrother, Randy Thompson of Stapleton; two stepsisters, Christi Thompson of Perdido and Jennifer Thompson of Bay Minette; his grandparents, Ann and Buck Shehan of Rabun and Kathleen Smith of Stapleton; his great-grandmothers, Florence Palmer of Port Richy, Fla., and Linda Rollin of Bay Minette.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 from the chapel of Norris Funeral Home with Helen Stewart, Chaplain Ron Pierce and the Rev. Ben Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow at McCullough Cemetery.
Active pallbearers are Ryan Hyatt, Jerome Odom, Jeffrey Parker, Chad Lambeth, Don Presley, Ricky Byrd, Heath Jaye and Ben Thompson. Honorary pallbearers are Jake Bryars, Colton Grimes, Colton Hicks, Daniel Swartz, John Michael Smith, Justin Davis, Colby Crane, the Bay Minette Babe Ruth All-star Team and Braves Baseball Team.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Bay Minette Youth Baseball, P.O. Box 33, C/O Kelly Aaron, Bay Minette, AL 36507.
