Ruby Smith

Chesterfield, SC

Mrs. Ruby B. Smith, age 85, entered into rest on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at her home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, February 25, 2017 from the Chapel of Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home by Phillip Caulder, Jr. with burial to follow in the Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mrs. Smith was born September 10, 1931 in Chesterfield, SC a daughter of the late Clarence Frank and Vera Virginia Davidson Ballard. She was a retired employee of Chesterfield County Public Schools, where she was a beloved Study Hall Monitor and cafeteria worker. Mrs. Smith was a faithful member of Chesterfield Baptist Church and was a member of the Adult Choir. She was a lady who never met a stranger and will be fondly remembered for her contagious personality.

In addition to her parents, Ruby was also preceded in death by her husband, James T. Smith; 4 sisters, Lera B. King, Omogene B. Eargle, Vera B. White, and Jackie B. Thrush; 2 half-sisters, Debra Ballard and Laura Sheppard; and by 1 grandson, Eden Smith.

Survivors include her 2 sons, Dean (Donna) Smith of Murrells Inlet, SC and Kendall (Karen) Smith of Chesterfield, SC, daughter, Sandra Smith of Chesterfield, SC; 2 grandchildren, Samantha Smith of Murrells Inlet, SC and Dawn Smith (Larry) Lewis of Hartsville, SC; great grandson, Brycen Thomas Lewis; sister, Virginia B. King of Chesterfield, SC; 2 half-brothers, Tommy Ballard of Chesterfield, SC and C.F. Ballard of NC; half-sister, Martha Benenhaley of Mint Hill, NC; sister of the heart, Shirley “Toonie” Mesecher; granddaughter of the heart, Kim Teal of Chesterfield, SC; longtime caretaker and friend, Deborah Turner.

The family would like to express their gratitude and appreciation to Dr. John McLeod and the staff of McLeod Family Medicine and the entire staff of Hospice of Chesterfield County for the love and care shown to Mrs. Smith.

The family cordially requests that memorials be made to Hospice of Chesterfield County, P.O. Box 293, Chesterfield, SC 29709.

Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield, SC
(www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Smith Family.