In honor and remembrance of fallen officer Michael Smith, Henry County Government held a memorial service and unveiled a memorial marker this morning at 378 Jonesboro Rd. in McDonough, near the intersection of Jonesboro Rd. and Dailey’s Mill Rd.

  The service began with a procession from the Henry County Sheriff’s Department where the Smith family, accompanied by law enforcement, traveled to the memorial marker site. Upon the family’s arrival, a crowd of fellow officers, county leadership and staff, were in attendance to remember and show respect for Officer Smith who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our community.

  Chaplain Leon Baxter opened the program with an invocation, followed by poignant remarks from Henry County Commission Chair June Wood, Police Chief Mark Amerman and County Manager Cheri Hobson-Matthews.

  In solemn tribute, a releasing of doves and the unveiling of the Officer Michael W. Smith Hero’s Highway Marker was presented in memoriam.