November 7, 1933 – February 4, 2010
ANDERSON, SC -- Frances Marie Gentry Smith, age 76, wife of Joseph Olin Smith of 209 Peartree Lane, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 4, 2010.
Born in Anderson County, SC on November 7, 1933, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late John Harrison Gentry and Lois Craft Gentry. She retired from Dow Badische after many years of service. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother that loved the Lord. She was a member of Middleton Road Baptist Church
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children: Peggy Maney Harbin and her husband, Olin of Anderson; Kathy Maney Craft and her husband, Billy of Starr; David Smith of Abbeville; stepsons, John Walter Smith and Larry Olin Smith and his wife, Frances of Anderson; brothers, William Gentry of Anderson, Preston Gentry of Pendleton, Randy Gentry of Walhalla; sisters, Edna Mullikin, Bobbie Nimmons and Diane Garland, all of La France; seven grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; seven step great-grandchildren and one step great-great grandchild.
The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday February 6, 2010 at 3:00 pm in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home officiated by the Reverend Dr. Tony Smith. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 pm until 2:30 pm before the service.
The family will be at their respective homes. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting
The McDougald Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.