News Of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Tyler Chase Smith

Visitation for Tyler Chase Smith will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, February 20^th at Manes Funeral Home in Newport, Tenn. Funeral services will be held February 21^st, 10 a.m. at Forrest Hill Methodist Church. He was found February nineteenth, 2012 in the basement of his Murfreesburo home, allegedly murdered by one of his fellow roleplayers from the local Dungeons and Dragons group “Know Your Role.”

Mr. Smith was found with an Ethernet cable tightly wound around his neck along with a battleaxe in his back. The incident is presumed to have taken place the night before in what witnesses called the most heated game of Dungeons and Dragons he had ever seen. Mr. Smith was rushed by the assailant during his first time as dungeon master following the untimely death of Horothgar the Elven barbarian. Despite putting up a decent fight, it was clear that Mr. Smith had no idea his assailant’s +2 great-axe was in fact not a replica.

Mr. Smith was born on March 3^rd, 1992. He resided in Newport, Tenn. and graduated from Cosby High School in 2010. He then moved to Murfreesburo to attend MTSU under the College of Mass Communications. . He is most well-known for his series of horror novels entitled The New Haven Chronicles, along with his collection of horror short stories Whispers:  A Collection. He had developed a taste for Dungeons and Dragons only a month ago, ironically being informed on the tabletop roleplaying game by his alleged murderer.

He is survived by his beloved mother Brenda J. Smith, grandfather Charles Weaver Smith, aunt Kimberly Q. Smith, grandmother Stephanie Banks, grandmother Betty Jo Smith, and many other aunts, uncles, cousins, dear friends, and begrudging fellow roleplayers.

Mr. Smith loved his family and friends dearly. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor, his knack for fiction writing, and his love of all things nerdy. He will truly be missed by all who knew him.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mr. Smith’s memory are being accepted by “Know Your Role” in the former basement of Mr. Smith on weekends. They are most likely to be burned in effigy, so please actually send contributions to Forrest Hill Methodist Church.