Mrs. Smith was born January 1, 1926 in Trion, GA, the daughter of the late Bill Greene and Jewell Greenwood Greene. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lyerly First Baptist Church. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, William Henry “W. H.” Smith; and a brother, Charles Greene.

Mrs. Smith is survived by a son, William Randall Smith, Subligna, GA; a daughter, Patricia Annette Smith Tantillo, Jacksonville, FL; granddaughter, Laura Outler; great-grandchildren, Gavin Outler and Landon Outler.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Friday, June 15, 2012 at Lyerly First Baptist Church with Dr. James Baird and Rev. Barry Peppers officiating. Burial will follow in Lyerly Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Harold Ragland, Jimmy Taylor, Joe Pullen, Lane Outler, Dave Roach, Donnie Taylor, Hulett Brooks, and Larry Wessner. Honorary pallbearers will be the Ladies of Lyerly First Baptist Church and all personal friends.

Mrs. Smith will be in state and the family will receive friends at Lyerly First Baptist Church from 1:00 p.m. until the service hour on Friday. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to the Lyerly Cemetery Fund, P. O. Box 55, Lyerly, GA 30730