Zachary Elijah Smith, 8 years of age, of Sarcoxie, Missouri a 2nd grade student at Wildwood Elementary School in Sarcoxie, Missouri, son of David Martin Smith and Melanie S. (LaTourette) Garrett, was born on July 3, 2001 in Springfield, Missouri. He departed this life suddenly on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri from injuries sustained in an automobile accident which also claimed the lives of his father and stepmother. Zachary is survived by his mother, Melanie Garrett and husband, Warren, of Exira, Iowa; a sister, Jasmine Templeton of Alma, Missouri; two brothers, Christian Smith and Jonathan Smith both of Sarcoxie, Missouri; maternal grandparents, Vickie LaTourette of Idaho City Idaho, William LaTourette of Spring, Texas and Donald and Janice Hill of Green Ridge, Missouri; paternal grandparents, Carolyn Smith of Aurora, Missouri and Theodore Martin Smith of the state of Ohio; maternal great grandmother, Helen Orchid of Riverside, California; paternal great grandmother, Velma Spohn of Aurora, Missouri; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Zachary Elijah Smith are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri with Pastor Sherman Burruss officiating. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at the Hickory Point Baptist Church Cemetery in Green Ridge, Missouri with Rev. Donald Hill officiating. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie,