Thomas "Bill" William Smith

Thomas William Smith (Bill), 90, of Hanahan, South Carolina, husband of the late Loraine Smith died Saturday, December 14, 2013. His Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Friendship Baptist Church, 5032 Lackawanna Boulevard, at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow in Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTHWOODS CHAPEL.

Bill was born January 13, 1923 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, one of seven children of the late George Owen Smith and the late Lavinia Brown Smith . He earned an Associate Degree from North Greenville Junior College, and served in the US Army during World War II. He was a businessman in North Charleston for more than 60 years and a former member of the North Charleston Rotary Club.

He is survived by two sons, Thomas Smith, Jr. and his wife, Jenny, of Charleston, SC and B.Douglas Smith and his wife, Christine Ann, of Charleston, SC; daughter, Teresa Smith Tucker and her husband, Stephen, of Ladson, SC; three grandchildren, Bart Smith, Rainee Byers and Jesse Smith; great-grandchild, Coleman Douglas Smith; brother, Daniel Smith and his wife, Ruth, of N. Myrtle Beach, SC. He was preceded in death by five brothers and one sister.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friendship Baptist Church, 5032 Lackawanna Blvd., North Charleston, SC, 29405.