Carl Wayne Smith

Carl Wayne Smith, 68, of Burkehead Street, Candor, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Carl Wayne will process via horse drawn carriage at 1:30 PM Sunday to the Candor Cemetery. Graveside Service will be 2:00 PM Sunday, January 10, 2021, with Rev. Mike Greene officiating. Masks are requested by the family and social distancing is to be observed. Born in Montgomery County on March 6, 1952, he was the son of Wilbert Auley and Bertha Pauline Britt Smith. He was he was a truck driver for 32 years and a dispatcher for Chief Express. A typical obituary includes the birthdate and death date of a person, but the life they lived is found in the dash between those dates. In the case of Carl Wayne the dash was long with laughter, thick with friends and full of memories. A trucker through and through he was a devoted husband and family man who cared dearly for all his kids, big and small. They were the light of his life. Many weekends were filled with long poker games, cold drinks and good food under his gazebo. His love for travel and parties was like no other. In his words the bigger the crowd and celebration the better. He enjoyed spending time laughing and cracking jokes with his many friends while eating the hottest of peppers for breakfast each morning. He adored his 2 fur babies Sally and Rowdy. His love for the UNC Tarheels was unmatched. He had a heart like no other, big, wide open and loving. Without a doubt at the end of his dash on Jan 6th 2021, there were no regrets. Carl Wayne is survived by his wife, Carol Macon Smith of the home; 3 sons, Bryan Wesley Smith and wife Kasey of Shock WV, Timothy Wayne Smith of Candor, and Zachary James Smith and wife Laya of Troy; daughter, Brittney Smith Rosales and husband Efrain of Candor; brother, Roy Lee Smith of Candor; sisters, Colleen Blake of Asheboro and Carolyn Bailey of Biscoe; 11 Grandchildren; 3 Great-grandchildren. Carl Wayne will lie in state on Saturday, from 2 to 5 PM and masks are required at Briggs-Candor Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Candor Volunteer Fire Dept., PO Box 220, Candor NC 27229 or to the Montgomery County Humane Society, c/o Sally Morris, 1150 Okeeweemee Rd., Troy NC 27371.