Nell Givens Smith

Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations

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Posted by: Holman Mortuaries
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(334)693-3371
Date: Mar 09 2017 4:22 PM

COLUMBIA, ALABAMA. . .Nell Givens Smith, a former resident of Columbia, Alabama, died Thursday morning, March 9, 2017, at the home of her daughter in Grady, Alabama. She was 102.

            Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, March 12, 2017, in the Ebenezer Baptist Church, near Columbia, with Reverend Don Tew officiating. Burial will follow in the Webb Cemetery. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P. M. Saturday at the mortuary in Headland.

            Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Ebenezer Baptist Church, 3894 Ebenezer Road, Columbia, AL 36319.

            Mrs. Smith was born and reared in Henry County, daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Givens and Minnie Elizabeth Bush Givens. She lived near Columbia most of her lifetime before moving to Grady, Alabama in 2009. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Bradleyton Baptist Church and was a former member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She was retired from Wex-Tex Mfg. Company in Ashford. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, George Lester Smith, three grandchildren, Cindy Butcher, David Smith and Robert Smith, a sister and eight brothers.

            Surviving relatives include a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Jordan (Glenn), Grady, AL; two sons, Charles Edward Smith (Charlotte), Geneva, FL; and Dr. Jimmy Ray Smith (Geneva), Springville, AL; eight grandchildren, Shalotta Sharp (Ronnie), Pat Jordan (Wendy), Daniel Smith (Mary), Penny Smith, Tim Smith (Lauren), Kay Farrow (Joel), Dorothy Baker (Leslie) and Matthew Thompson; eleven great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

            

HOLMAN-HEADLAND MORTUARY & CREMATIONS  IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com.

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