Avis de décès de Virginia Smith - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

-->Virginia Smith GAFFNEY, SC-- Virginia Tate Smith, 84, a resident of Peachtree Centre, formerly of Goucher School Road, went home to be with the Lord on December 16, 2007 at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Caroleen, NC, she was the daughter of the late Rev. William Thomas Tate and Dovie Melissa Sparks Tate and widow of the late Edwin Smith. She was a homemaker and piano teacher. Mrs. Smith was a member of Goucher Baptist Church where she was former Choir Director for 40 years. All former choir members who sang under the direction of Mrs. Smith are invited to join the choir for her celebration of her home going. She is survived by three daughters, Melissa Mathis of Gaffney, Libby Mathis and husband, Charles, of Gaffney, and Mary Lou Marsh and husband, Harry, of Hartwell, GA; one sister, Mary Kirby of Gaffney; eight grandchildren, Stephanie Jolly and husband, Jeff, Christy McDaniel and husband, Greg, Kelly Henson and husband, Mike, Todd Mathis and wife, Staci, Clayton Mathis, Mandy Clark, and husband, Rev. Casey Clark, Jared Marsh, and Augusta Marsh; five great-grandchildren, Kasi Jolly, Blakley Jolly, Hannah McDaniel, Hailey McDaniel and Margo Mathis. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at Goucher Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Norman Gardner, Rev. Ray Long and Rev. Casey Clark. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Goucher Baptist Church Renovation Fund, 415 Goucher Creek Road, Gaffney, SC, 29340. The family will be at the home of Libby and Charles Mathis, 945 Goucher School Road, Gaffney, SC. An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com. Blakely Funeral Home- Gaffney, SC