Tommy Clifton Smith, age 68, of Slidell, Louisiana,died Friday, November 6, 2009at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 10th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Donnie Boutwell officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum. Tommy was born in Lincoln County, Mississippi and had lived in Slidell, Louisiana for the past six years moving from Brookhaven, Mississippi. He was an Army Veteran having served in Vietnam and a member of the American Legion and VFW. He is survived by three sons: Brian Minto of LaCombe, Louisiana,Keith Chavers of Slidell, Louisiana and Jonathan Chavers of Picayune;two brothers: Donald Smith of Natchez, Mississippi and Harold Smith of Ellisville, Mississippi ;one sister: Flora M. Walker of Picayune, Mississippi ;five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Tommy was preceded in death by his parents: Elmer and Annie Lou Smith ;his wife Dot Smith, six brothers and two sisters.