CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Edith Raburn Smith, 6 Jul 2005
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Edith Raburn Smith, 87, died Wednesday morning, July 6, 2005, at Pine Ridge
Care Center, where she had been a resident for eight years. 

Ms. Smith was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late Edward
Jacob and Earle Lou Teague Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by a brother, Crawford Alexander Smith Sr., and a sister and brother-
in-law, Mamie and Worley Pierce. 

Ms. Smith was a member of Caldwell Springs Baptist Church and a graduate of
Hampton High School Class of 1939. She was an employee of Beaunit Fibers,
North American Rayon until 1945, then worked for Bemberg. She worked as a
Teacher's Aide at Unaka High School and as a Teacher's Aide in the
Kindergarten program at Unaka Elementary and Hunter Elementary. She also
worked in the community for years selling Avon products. 

Survivors include a son, Charles Randolph Smith, of the home; a grandson,
Charles Edward Smith, San Diego, Calif.; an uncle, Conley Smith; and a sister-
in-law, Marilyn Smith. Several nieces and nephews also survive. 

Funeral services for Ms. Smith will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, July 8, at
Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. William Duncan and Rev. Clate Briggs
officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Saturday,
July 9, in the Caldwell Springs Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are
requested to assemble at the funeral chapel at 10:20 a.m. Saturday, will be
Larry Bowling, Robert Pierce, Brian Smith, Harry Page, Lee Long, Chris Long,
Dallas Pierce, Kevin Bowling and John Pierce. The family will receive friends
at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, prior to the funeral service.
Family and friends will assemble at the funeral chapel at 10:20 a.m. Saturday
to go to the cemetery. Condolences to the Smith family may be e-mailed to
mfc@chartertn.net. 

Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.


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