Ruth Butts Tomlin Phillips Smith, 89, wife of Marshall T. Smith, of 1446 Pickens Highway, Walhalla, SC, died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca.Born in Central, SC, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Simon Paul and Lillie Dean Sheriff Butts Green. She was a graduate of Central Wesleyan College, Piedmont College, Clemson University Masters program and University of Georgia Post Graduate program. Mrs. Smith was a retired educator having taught in the Corinth, Flat Shoals, Salem, and Walhalla, SC, and Toccoa, GA areas. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.In addition to her husband, Mrs. Smith is survived by daughters, Paula Ridley and husband John of Mountain Rest and Barbara Rogers and husband John of San Antonio, TX; sister, Vera Keffer of Walhalla; brother, Willis Butts and wife Evelyn of Spring Hill, FL; stepdaughter, Nancy Watson and husband Bill of Walhalla; stepsons, Phil Phillips and wife Phyllis of West Union; Mike Phillips and wife Cynthia of Ladson, Thomas Smith and wife Ann of York, PA, Rodney Smith and wife Mary of Blacksburg, VA; five grandchildren, thirteen step grandchildren, and twenty four great grandchildren.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Smith was predeceased by her first husband, Robert Hawthorne Tomlin; her second husband, Roy Whitmire Phillips and sister, Una Butts Garrison.Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 from the Chapel of Davenport Funeral Home with burial to follow in Oconee Memorial Park.The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM, Tuesday, May 11, 2010 and 1:00-2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Davenport Funeral Home.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Oconee Hospice of the Foothills, Attn: Foundation Office, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC 29672.The family wishes to give thanks to her recent caregivers at Oconee Medical Center, and the staff and caregivers at Cottingham Hospice House.The family is at the residence. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.davenportfuneralhome.comDAVENPORT FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS