Elizabeth Smith

86 year old Elizabeth Smith of Smithville died Monday at the Meadows at Bellevue. She was a member of the Smithville First United Methodist Church and taught Sunday School at the Snow Hill United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the WMU and was a former school teacher in DeKalb County. She and her husband, Othel Smith, owned and operated Smithville Furniture for 55 years. The funeral will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Smithville First United Methodist Church. Terry Little and John Purdue will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel and Friday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 1:00 p.m. at the Smithville First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Othel Smith; her parents, Robert and Novella Knowles Pinegar; grandparents, Levi Dodd, Delila Webb Pinegar, Representative John Henry Savage, and Catherine Taylor Knowles; a daughter, Linda Smith; a brother, Ben Pinegar; and a brother-in-law, David Martin. Survivors include a daughter, Pier Vaughn of Franklin. Grandchildren, Shea and Anna Vaughn of Franklin. A sister, Jean Martin of Smithville and a niece, Delila and her husband Phillip Prater of Springfield, Virginia. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Donations may be made to the Smithville First United Methodist Church or to Alive Hospice, in lieu of flowers.