Bishop Herman Smith

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Posted by: Warren Holloway Ward FH
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Date: Aug 13 2020 12:50 PM

Bishop Herman Smith of Tavares, FL passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020. He was 84 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a. m. Saturday at the First United Pentecostal Church in Geneva with Alabama District United Pentecostal Church International Presbyter Rev. Philip Harrelson officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Warren Holloway Ward Funeral Home of Geneva directing. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Mr. Smith was born in Troy, AL on January 12, 1936 to the late Grover and Willie Senn Smith. Bishop Smith and his wife, Mary Jane Smith helped founder the Pentecostal Assembly of Jesus Christ in Ocoee, Florida in 1963 and served as Trustee and adult Bible teacher. In 1975 he took pastorate of the Pentecostal Assembly and renamed the church to Pentecostal Tabernacle. He served as Pastor of Pentecostal Tabernacle from 1975 - 2012 at which time he resigned and began traveling and evangelizing all over the southeastern United States. If Bishop Smith could preach to all of his friends and family one more time he would preach what Peter did on the day of Pentecost – Repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38 was his message.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane Sasser Smith; one son, Herman Ronnie Smith; one grandson, Ronnie Benton Smith; one brother, Homer Smith; two sisters, Sarah Mormon, and Betty Helton.

He is survived by one son, Michael Smith, Sr. (Alisa Jan) of Enterprise, AL; three grandchildren, Rev. Michael Smith, Jr. (Holly), Rev. Joseph Caston Smith (Misty), and David Smith (Yasha); four great-grandchildren, Maryh’annah, Felicity, Mary Jane, and Annalise Smith; one brother, Jimmy Smith (Ramona); and one special niece Shirley Burns of Daleville, AL.

Rest in peace, Bishop until that great day of the Lord when the dead in Christ will rise first!

 

Warren~Holloway~Ward Funeral Home (334) 684-9999, is in charge of arrangements. "Continuing The Trust You’ve Placed In Us” To sign a guest register, please visit: www.whwfuneralhome.net

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