Rounette Smith Belue, 71, wife of Bobby D. Belue, Sr., passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at home after an illness.

     Mrs. Belue was born January 29, 1943, in Kingstree, a daughter of the late Herbert Benjamin Smith and Eulee Kirby Smith. She was retired from her longtime job at Piggly Wiggly as the bookkeeper. Mrs. Belue was a member of Kingstree First Assembly of God Church, where she was very active with ladies’ ministries. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother Danny Smith, a son David Belue, and 2 grandsons, Justin Phillip Hodge and Brandon Dean Belue.

     Surviving in addition to her husband Bobby are: a son, Bobby Dean (Patty) Belue, Jr.; daughter, Tammy Belue (Todd) Hodge; son, Ted Levon Belue; 7 grandchildren, Krislin Belue, Kaitlin Belue, Kaylee Belue, T.K. Hodge, Cory (Deidre) Hodge, Josh Hodge, and Alex Belue ; great grandchildren, Caleb Hodge, Justin Hodge and Lexi Hodge, and soon to be born Kaisen Poston; 6 sisters, Catherine Duke, Brooks Jackson, Janie Knight, Dell Prosser, Nita Yarborough, and Linda Williamson; and 3 brothers, H.B. Smith, Reynolds Smith, and Arial Smith.

     Funeral services will be 4 PM Friday, September 26, 2014, in Williamsburg Funeral Home’s chapel, with burial in Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 2:30 to 3:30 PM Friday at the funeral home before the service. Memorials may be made to Kingstree First Assembly of God Church, 872 Sumter Highway, Kingstree, SC 29556 or Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research, Attn: Donor Relations and Services, PO Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309 or online at ww5.Komen.org.