FORESTON - Helen Tempney Hodge Smith, 81, widow of Roy Arthur Smith Sr., died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 21, 1932, in Foreston, she was a daughter of the late John Henry Hodge and the late Naomi Alsbrooks Hodge. She was a member of Manning First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Roy A. (Brenda) Smith Jr. of Sumter; a granddaughter, Tiffany Logan Smith of Sumter; a brother, Ledford Hodge of Manning; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, Roger Smith; and five brothers.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Revs. Walter Dinkins and Kevin Massey officiating. Burial will follow in Foreston Cemetery.
Tim Richburg, Tommy Thompson, Edgar Hodge, Gary Hodge, Dale Hodge and Joe Henry Carter will serve as pallbearers
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 5835 Liberty Church Road in Manning.
Memorials may be made to New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, SC 29154.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org
