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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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L.A. Smith, Sr.
09/28/1937 – 12/23/2015
Summerton
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be 3 PM Sunday, December 27, 2015, in Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial in Smith Cemetery.
Visitation
The family will receive friends 1 hour before the service at the church.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiness Church, 172 Delos Road, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Lineal Artie Smith, Sr., 78, husband of Eunice Richards Smith, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015, in Carolinas Hospital System in Florence.
Mr. Smith was born September 28, 1937, in Georgia, a son of the late Hoke Smith and Helene Bryan Smith. He was a graduate of Brooklyn-Cayce High School and was a veteran of the US Army National Guard. Mr. Smith drove for Yellow Freight, RC Motorlines and Trailways as a tour bus driver. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #46 AFM, a Shriner, and a Worthy Patron of Eastern Star #137. Mr. Smith was a member of Summerton Baptist Church.
Surviving, in addition to his wife Eunice are: 4 sons, Terry (Heather) Smith, Rob (Kelly) Manuelsmith, Hayward (Jennifer) McKenzie, and Mike Smith; 5 daughters, Jenny (Frankie) Wilson, Beth Prosser, Debbie (Rocky) Ward, Patty Green, and Connie Paradis; brother, William (Dee) Smith; sister, Frances (Bill) Carson; 19 grandchildren; and 28 great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Smith was preceded in death by a son, Lineal Smith, Jr., grandson Matthew Bowen, and a brother Johnny Smith.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Sunday, December 27, 2015, in Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial in Smith Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1 hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiness Church, 172 Delos Road, Kingstree, SC 29556.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com.
I so miss you Daddy!!! I know you are having the best time in heaven! Give my baby boy and my brother the biggest hugs and kisses ever!! I LOVE YOU Daddy!!! I can’t wait to see you again!! Until then…have a blast hanging out with our family!! I know you are with me…you’re in my heart and in my soul!
I am sorry to hear of your loss. May you find comfort in the promises at Isaiah 25:8 that reads: “He will swallow up death forever and will wipe the tears from all faces. Also, “Death will be no more. Neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things has passed away.” The Bible gives us hope that one day our dead loved ones will be brought back to life.
We are thinking of your family and keeping you all in our prayers.
Our love and prayers go out to all of you. LA was a wonderful and loving man. He never failed to let us know he was glad to see us. LA and Eunice were a very special couple and smiling whenever we saw them — even when we knew they did not feel good. Eunice, part of your prayer was answered. Can you just imagine how happy LA was to open his eyes in heaven with Jesus and other family members!
We rest in the peace that you are pain free and happy spending Christmas with Jesus and so many others in our family, but we cry for ourselves, the ones left here to miss you! Thank you for giving us all such wonderful memories of you! Till we meet again I love you Uncle Artie!
Our deepest sympathy to Ms. Eunice and the rest of the family. I pray that God gives you all great comfort and peace during this time.
Mrs. Eunice, Sorry to hear of your loss. You know that it is only a short time before you will see him again and then you will never be separated again. Take care of yourself.
Prayers and thoughts for family and friends of Mr. Smith.
Mike-I am so very sorry to hear about your dad’s passing. Sending hugs &,prayers my sweet friend