Louise Smoak Obituary

SMOAK, Louise Louise Dempsey Smoak, 90, of 1306 Pellum Road, Greenville, SC, widow of the late William Barney W.B. Smoak, formerly of Ehrhardt Road, Bamberg, SC, passed away Friday, October 24, 2008, at Brighton Gardens of Greenville, SC. Mrs. Smoak was born February 8, 1918, daughter of the late Pembrook Brunson Dempsey and the late Lessie Kittrell Dempsey. She graduated from Lodge High School, Lodge, SC. She was a very active member of Spring Branch Baptist Church, choir member, Sunday School Teacher, Vacation Bible School, Church Nursery helper, assisted in establishing the church library and reading club, avid gardener, wrote the Spring Branch Community Column for The Bamberg Herald newspaper. She was a very optimistic, spiritual lover of life and God's Earth. She enjoyed many family trips to different parts of the country and wrote about them in newspaper columns. She dearly loved her family, home and her friends, with special thanks to Wilma Hines for many years of companionship. Graveside Service will be at 3:30 p.m., in The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, Sunday, October 26, 2008, Canaan Bridge Road, Cope, SC, in the Canaan Community, with Rev. Donnie Delk officiating. The visitation will be held at graveside from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. prior to the service. Survivors include two sons, W. Traverse (Gloria) Smoak of Branchville, SC, Lewis T. (Betty) Smoak of Greenville, SC; two daughters, Tonjia (Late John) Globewski of Greenville, SC, Claudia (Andy) Miller of Spartanburg, SC; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her husband, and one sister Jessie Mae Smith of Orangeburg; brothers, Dannie Dempsey, J.D. Dempsey and Marvin Dempsey, Jack and Mason Dempsey passed in early adulthood. All of Bamberg. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Spring Branch Baptist Church, 833 Deacon Road, Bamberg, SC 29003 or The Alzheimer's Association, Upstate Chapter, 301 University Ridge, Suite 5000, Greenville, SC 29601. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.