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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Nancy J. Smith
Nancy J.
Smith
Apr 17, 1938 — Mar 5, 2016
Nancy J. Smith's Obituary
Nancy Jane Smith
Obituary
Nancy Jane Smith, 77, of Stevens Crossing, GA
passed peacefully on Saturday afternoon, March
5
th
, at the home of her dear friends and adopted family
,
Jody and Brenda Johnson, and their
children Perry and Ly
nsey
,
of Summertown.
As a long-time educator,
retired for the past decade, many residents of Summertown and
Swainsboro will remember her as their favorite teacher.
Though she spent several years teaching in A
ugusta and Savannah, she alwa
y
s returned to her
home place at Stevens Crossing.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11:00 A.M. from the Chapel of Tomlinson Funeral Home with Pastor Ricky Downs and Pastor Keith Claxton officiating. Visitation 6-8 P.M. Monday evening at Tomlinson Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11:00 A.M. from the Chapel of Tomlinson Funeral Home with Pastor Ricky Downs and Pastor Keith Claxton officiating. Visitation 6-8 P.M. Monday evening at Tomlinson Funeral Home.
Her burial will be in the Stevens Family cemetery at Stevens Crossing alongside her famil
y
. She
was the great, great granddaughter of W
i
lliam Stevens who settled in Emanuel Count
y in 1813
from North Carolina, and the granddaughter of Ben B. Stevens of Stevens Crossing. Her love of
history came from this rich heritage.
She was a life-long member of Summertown Baptist Church and sang there for years in the
choir
.
She was predeceased b
y
her father,
Horace Smith, her mother Madelle Stevens Smith, and her
brother
, Ben Smith. She is survived by her cousins, Bonny Giradot T
w
illey of
A
ugusta; Larry
,
Danny
,
and Pat Fitzgerald of
A
ugusta; Becky Runner of Evans; and Steve Kite of Denver
.
Pallbearers are: Jody Johnson, Josh Black, Chris Carr,
Hal Bridges, W
illiam Rogers, and Dave
Whitter
.
Honorary Pallbearers are the Summertown Baptist Church Deacons: Dave Whitter,
Wi
l
liam
Rogers, Brian V
o
gel
, Jim Rivers, John Deremiah, T
ravis Bishop, Ray McKenzie, and Sammy
Brown
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