James Hugh McBride Jr.

James Hugh “Jim” McBride Jr.; age 80, of Knoxville, passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 21, 2016. Jim was retired from TVA as a Civil Engineer with 32 years of service and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was the son of the late James Hugh McBride, Sr. and Dorothy Wilson McBride. Preceded by his loving spouse, Carolyn Frances Hodge McBride, he is survived by his two daughters and their families: Martha and Jeffrey Freeman of Alpharetta, GA, and Sherry and Terry Jarnagin of Huntsville, AL; two granddaughters, Sarah and Hayley Jarnagin currently attending Auburn University. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Jim’s name to St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org . A Celebration of Jim’s Life will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in the Smith Trinity Chapel. Interment will follow in the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service starting at 11:00 a.m. at Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, (865) 983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of James Hugh McBride Jr. please visit our Sympathy Store.