Kent Smith

Death by Force

Kent Allen Smith, a 56-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on July 19, 2014, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN. He was the owner of Beverage Center and Midway Liquor, and was well-known and respected in his community. Smith was a 1975 graduate of Hillcrest High School and is survived by his wife, Joy Wells Smith, and their children.

On the morning of his death, Smith was the victim of an armed robbery at his store on Winchester Road. During the ...Read More

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