Hoyt Smith

AIKEN, SC – HOYT CHARLES SMITH, 83, husband of Juanita Willing Smith, died Tuesday, November 11, 2009 at MCG Health in Augusta. A native of Moultrie, GA, Mr. Smith was a son of the late William Capers and Pearlie Tucker Smith.. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Smith was first married to the late Elise Reese Smith. He retired from DuPont at the Savannah River Plant after 33 years service. Survivors, in addition to his wife Juanita, include two sons and their wives: Charles S. and Donna Smith and Warren B. and Lisa Smith, of Aiken, five grandchildren; Clairissa S. Miller, Lindsey S. Capps, Brandon B. Smith, Julia M. Smith and Brittany N. Jones, and two great-grandchildren, Sydney Clair Wells and Whitney Wells. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 PM in the Montmorenci First Baptist Church, with The Rev. Tommy Richardson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brandon Smith, Charlie Capps, Ben Miller, George Jenner, Danny Price and Jack Willing. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Friday at Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be directed to Montmorenci First Baptist Church, 37 Old Barnwell Rd., Montmorenci, SC 29803. Please visit the online memorial at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com SHELLHOUSE – RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Hoyt Smith, please visit our flower store.