James Bernard Smith, 67, husband of Joye Womack Smith, died Sunday, June 22, surrounded by family at Baptist Health in Lexington, Ky. He was born in McMinnville on July 27, 1946 to the late Jack C. and Marjorie H. Smith and raised in Smithville. After graduating from Tennessee Tech with a BS in accounting, he served as an officer for two years in the U.S. Army Finance Corp. followed by several years in the Tennessee Army National Guard.