Funeral Services for Sister Ruth Smith will be held 12 Noon, Monday, September 16, 2024 at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Johnston. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Lewis Burt, is the Pastor and will officiate. Viewing will be 11--7 PM Sunday, at the Amos & Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
SISTER RUTH SMITH A TRUE DISCIPLE OF CHRIST DEPARTED THIS EARTHY LIFE ON SEPTEMBER 11,2024 SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY.
SHE WAS BORN ON FEBUARY 13,1948 THE YOUNGEST CHILD OF THE LATE JAMES EDWARD MARSHAL SMITH AND REBECCA STEVENS SMITH. SHE ACCEPTED CHRIST AT A EARLY AGE AND WAS A LONG TIME MEMBER OF MT. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
SHE WAS EDUCATED IN EDEGEFIELD COUNTY. SHE ATTENDED 1 ST AND 2 ND GRADE AT WARD SCHOOL:
THEN SHE ATTENDED 3 RD TIL 8 TH GRADE AT JOHNSTON TRAINING SCHOOL. THEN SHE ATTENDED EGDEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, THEN LATER MOVED AND WENT TO WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT SCHOOL NIGHT CLASSES IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL SHE ATTENDED THE JOBCORPS FOR 2+YEARS WITH PAY AND MAJORED IN NURSING ASSISTANT. SHE WORKED AT LONGVIEW STATE HOSPITAL IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. SHE WORKED AT LIGHT NURSING HOME IN CINCINNATI OHIO. SHE ALSO WORKED AT GOLDEN CREST NURSING HOME IN CIN.OHIO. LASTLY SHE ALSO WORKED AT OAK PAVILLION NURSING HOME IN CINCINNATI, OHIO FOR MANY YEARS. SISTER RUTH SMITH WAS ALWAYS SHARING THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD EVERY OPPORTUNITY SHE HAD., ALWAYS UPON LEAVING HER PRESENCE SHE HAD A SCRIPTURE TO LEAVE WITH YOU.
SISTER RUTH SMITH LOVED HER DAUGHTER LINDA AND FAMILY. SHE LIVED HER LIFE ALWAYS CHECKING ON AND ENCOURAGING HER FAMILY. SHE WAS PRESEEDED IN DEATH BY HER LATE HUSBAND JAMES H WOOLEY OF CINCINNAT, OHIO, HER PARENTS JAMES AND REBECCA SMITH. ALSO, A HOST OF SIBLINGS: BUNION SMITH, WILLIE JAMES SMITH, ALLEN SMITH, BENNIE LEE SMITH, LEONARD SMITH SR. EARL SMITH, BENNIE SMITH, JIMEL SMITH, DOROTHY SMITH, AND GLADY WEAVER.
LEFT TO CHERISH HER PRECIOUS MEMORIES ARE HER DAUGHTER LINDA POUGH MCMANUS/HANDY HER GRANDSONS THOMAS POUGH JR./RACINE, LAMAR POUGH, TWO GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER TAYLOR AND MADISON POUGH, SISTER-IN-LAW LOUISE SMITH, ALSO A DEVOTED BROTHER ALVIN SMITH/BEULAH WHO IS THE ROCK OF THE FAMILY. AS WELL AS A HOST OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND FRIENDS. WHO SHE LOVED DEARLY