William C. Smith

William C. Smith (Smitty), 84, of Plum Orchard Road, Clayton, Ga., passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at his residence.Charles was a long-time resident of Spalding and Pike counties. He was a baptist by faith. He was known to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as ‘Pa-pa.’Born October 28, 1933 in Lafayette, Ala., he was the son of the late William J. Smith and Willie Mae Smith Vickers.He is survived by his wife or nearly 67 years, Bertha Smith; three sons, William J. Smith and wife Roxanne of Zebulon, Charles A. Smith of Williamson, Jeffrey A. Smith of Meansville; one daughter, Nelia Jane Smith Wilson of Griffin; one sister, Mary Jo Lock of Norfolk, Va.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.Mr. Smith was employed by Eastern Airlines for many years in the cargo department until retirement.There will be a memorial service held to honor and celebrate Charles’ life on Sunday, June 10 at 4 p.m. at Oak Hill Baptist Church, 100 Lakeside Rd., Williamson, GA 30292, with Minister of Pastoral Care John Nance officiating.The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made in his memory to Alzheimer’s Research at Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 8th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001.