Bertha Cain Obituary

Bertha Louise Smith Cain MT. PLEASANT - Bertha Louise Smith Cain, 92, a long-time resident of Mt. Pleasant, SC, and widow of Joseph Palmer Cain, died at home on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, following several years of declining health. The relatives and friends of Bertha Cain are invited to attend her Funeral Service to be held on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at 3:30 p.m. in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 196 Brick Church Circle, St. Stephen, SC, with burial to follow in the Churchyard. ARRANGEMENTS BY J. HENRY STUHR, INC. MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL. Mrs. Cain, daughter of the late William Clinton Smith and Bertha Louise Porter Smith, was born in the Smith family home in Cowpens, SC. A graduate of Furman University, she taught at Berkeley High School where she met her future husband. Together they coached a winning state conference girls' basketball team. They came to Mt. Pleasant in 1943, where she taught and was the librarian at Moultrie High School and later at Wando High School. Her interest in, and love for, children and youth were manifested in many ways and influenced many beyond the school setting. Mrs. Cain was an active member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church since 1943. She taught children's Sunday School, co-authored a history of St. Andrew's, and served as the church librarian as well as a member of various church committees. She was a watercolorist and an early member of the Sea Gull Gallery. Mrs. Cain is survived by niece Carole G. Hughes and her husband, John E. Hughes, of the home; her twin brother, B. Clint Smith of Sanford, FL; a sister, Elizabeth S. Hadden of Anderson, SC; her sister-in-law, Marjorie A. Smith of Bristol, TN; and several nieces and nephews: Henry C. Giles, Rutherfordton, NC; Burt C. Smith, Maggie Valley, NC; W. Clint Smith, Matthews, NC; William E. Smith, Marietta, GA; Martha S. Stroup, Columbia, SC; Mildred Horne, Asheville, NC; her late husband's nieces and nephews: Elizabeth B. Byrd, Metairie, LA; L. Whitt Boykin, Younges Island, SC; Marcia B. Spainhour, Edisto Island, SC; William Cain, III, Columbia, SC; Sarah C. Spruill, Cheraw, SC. She is preceded in death by two sisters: Doris S. Giles and M. Frances Smith, and three brothers, John P. Smith, William E. Smith, and M. Hoke Smith. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lutheran Hospice, 1885 Rifle Range Road, Suite 46, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 or The Senior Adult Ministry of St. Andrew's Church - Mt. Pleasant, 440 Whilden Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 or The Hospice of Charleston Foundation, 676 Wando Park Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website, www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths