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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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06/23/1935 – 11/02/2023
Kingstree
Funeral Services
A memorial service will be held at 12 PM Friday, November 10, 2023, at Williamsburg Funeral Home.
Visitation
Mr. Smith’s family will greet friends beginning at 11 AM at the funeral home.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Kingstree Pentecostal Holiness Church Building Fund, PO Box 338, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Bobby Smith, 88, husband of Myrtle Gause Powell Smith, died Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Carlyle Senior Care in Kingstree, SC.
Mr. Smith was born June 23, 1935, in Williamsburg County, a son of the late Ollie Steel Smith and Chloie Dewese Chinnes Smith. He was a graduate of Kingstree High School and was a veteran of the US Air Force. Bobby was a farmer and a self-employed carpenter. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and attended Kingstree Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Surviving Mr. Smith, in addition to his wife Myrtle of Kingstree, are: stepchildren, Ricky Powell of Florence, Randy Powell of Kingstree, Ronald (Marian) Evans of Manning, Angela (David) Duke of Gaston, and Arnold Evans of Columbia; three brothers, Jimmy (Debbie) Smith of Culpeper, Virginia, Roy “Buddy” (Margaret) Smith of Pooler, GA, and Dickie (Johnnie) Smith of Florence; and a sister, Faye Osborne of Scranton. In addition to his parents, Bobby was preceded in death by stepchildren, Jerry and Donald Evans and Tammy Jones, brother, Raleigh Hugh “Bubba” Smith, and sisters, Betty Floyd and Sybil Vause.
A memorial service will be held at 12 PM Friday, November 10, 2023, at Williamsburg Funeral Home. Mr. Smith’s family will greet friends beginning at 11 AM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Kingstree Pentecostal Holiness Church Building Fund, PO Box 338, Kingstree, SC 29556. Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituary page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com
Sending my love and prayers to the family! My thoughts are with you all. We were cousins through my mother, Annie Lee Smith Barrineau.
He was also preceeded in death by a step daughter, Tammy Powell Jones of Kingstree. Ms.Myrtle I am so sorry for your loss and will be keeping you in my prayers.
My heart is sad in the loss of my step-father (Bobby Smith). He has been a part of our family more years than either of our parents and we love him very much. Pa, we love you and will miss talking to you. I know that you have been sick for awhile but I could still talk to you. Missing you deeply!
I met Bobby about 23 years ago. He (along with all the Smith’s) really knew how to give a good hug. My husband, his youngest brother, was just a couple of weeks old when Bobby went into the Air Force. A few years later when Bobby came home on leave, the bus dropped him off at the end of the long driveway at the their farm. Bobby walked up the driveway in uniform and approached Jimmy and said, “hey, son, I’m your brother.” Of course, Jimmy had no idea who he was and ran into the house and announced to their mother, “Mamma, there is a guy out there that claims to be my brother.” Of course, after their mother cried and ran to Bobby, the rest of their relationship became history. Everyone loved Bobby (including me). The last time he came to our home he asked me to pray with him. I know for a fact that Bobby is now with his Lord and Savior. Fly high, Bobby, we will see you again one day. We loved you so much.