Rev. Sim Smith, 78, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014, at the home of his son.
Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late James Clyburn Smith and the late Colzie Elmore Smith.
Sim always said he grew up poor with humble beginnings in Camden. He shined shoes and sold the Columbia Record on the streets of Camden at a very early age. As a teen, he worked at Dub Marshall’s Grocery and the Camden Food Shop. Once at Dub’s Grocery, Mr. J.C. Lee asked Smitty to cut up a chicken. “Don’t know how! I’ve never done that” said Sim. “Give it a try” said Mr. Lee. The next day Mr. Lee stopped by the store and said, “Smitty, I didn’t know what part of the chicken I was eating, I just knew it was chicken and it was good”.
Sim attended Camden Schools and graduated from Antioch High School. He was ordained at Hermitage Baptist Church in Camden. After preaching for a while, a group of ladies from Hermitage Baptist Church paid Sim’s way to Mars Hill Baptist College. In his senior year at Mars Hill, his fellow students and the group’s critic chose Sim to bring the yearly Senior Message at Mars Hill Baptist Church. Sim was introduced as the young man with a winsome smile. That smile stayed with him. He later attended the University of South Carolina and Coker College.
Rev. Smith preached and pastored for more and 63 years. He preached in nearly 150 revivals across Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He went on a preaching tour of the West Indies and preached in the Holy Land. He served as Pastor of Pinewood Baptist Church for 18 years. While pastoring, he worked part-time for the SC Department of Agriculture as a surveyor for 25 years, and was a part-time fishing guide for Pack’s Landing.
Sim loved people and it showed. Sim gave, gave, gave!
Survivors include his wife; three sons of Pinewood; and of Sumter; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; a step-son, of Camden; a step-daughter of Camden; a brother, of Camden; and a sister of Greer.
He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly forty-five years, Carolyn Branham Smith; two brothers; and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday at Pinewood Baptist Church with the Revs. Homer Hinson, Frank Davis, Bennie Barwick and Kirk Carlisle officiating. Burial will be in the Pinewood Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 P.M. Wednesday at Pinewood Baptist Church, and from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at the home of Paul and Kelly Smith, 2955 Cains Mill Rd.
Memorials may be made to Pinewood Baptist Church Youth Fund, PO Box 176, Pinewood, SC 29125-0176.
Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late James Clyburn Smith and the late Colzie Elmore Smith.
Sim always said he grew up poor with humble beginnings in Camden. He shined shoes and sold the Columbia Record on the streets of Camden at a very early age. As a teen, he worked at Dub Marshall’s Grocery and the Camden Food Shop. Once at Dub’s Grocery, Mr. J.C. Lee asked Smitty to cut up a chicken. “Don’t know how! I’ve never done that” said Sim. “Give it a try” said Mr. Lee. The next day Mr. Lee stopped by the store and said, “Smitty, I didn’t know what part of the chicken I was eating, I just knew it was chicken and it was good”.
Sim attended Camden Schools and graduated from Antioch High School. He was ordained at Hermitage Baptist Church in Camden. After preaching for a while, a group of ladies from Hermitage Baptist Church paid Sim’s way to Mars Hill Baptist College. In his senior year at Mars Hill, his fellow students and the group’s critic chose Sim to bring the yearly Senior Message at Mars Hill Baptist Church. Sim was introduced as the young man with a winsome smile. That smile stayed with him. He later attended the University of South Carolina and Coker College.
Rev. Smith preached and pastored for more and 63 years. He preached in nearly 150 revivals across Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He went on a preaching tour of the West Indies and preached in the Holy Land. He served as Pastor of Pinewood Baptist Church for 18 years. While pastoring, he worked part-time for the SC Department of Agriculture as a surveyor for 25 years, and was a part-time fishing guide for Pack’s Landing.
Sim loved people and it showed. Sim gave, gave, gave!
Survivors include his wife; three sons of Pinewood; and of Sumter; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; a step-son, of Camden; a step-daughter of Camden; a brother, of Camden; and a sister of Greer.
He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly forty-five years, Carolyn Branham Smith; two brothers; and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday at Pinewood Baptist Church with the Revs. Homer Hinson, Frank Davis, Bennie Barwick and Kirk Carlisle officiating. Burial will be in the Pinewood Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 P.M. Wednesday at Pinewood Baptist Church, and from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at the home of Paul and Kelly Smith, 2955 Cains Mill Rd.
Memorials may be made to Pinewood Baptist Church Youth Fund, PO Box 176, Pinewood, SC 29125-0176.
Rev. Sim Smith, 78, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014, at the home of his son.
Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late James Clyburn Smith and the late Colzie Elmore Smith.
Sim always said he grew up poor with humble beginnings in Camden. He shined shoes and sold the Columbia Record on the streets of Camden at a very early age. As a teen, he worked at Dub Marshall’s Grocery and the Camden Food Shop. Once at Dub’s Grocery, Mr. J.C. Lee asked Smitty to cut up a chicken. “Don’t know how! I’ve never done that” said Sim. “Give it a try” said Mr. Lee. The next day Mr. Lee stopped by the store and said, “Smitty, I didn’t know what part of the chicken I was eating, I just knew it was chicken and it was good”.
Sim attended Camden Schools and graduated from Antioch High School. He was ordained at Hermitage Baptist Church in Camden. After preaching for a while, a group of ladies from Hermitage Baptist Church paid Sim’s way to Mars Hill Baptist College. In his senior year at Mars Hill, his fellow students and the group’s critic chose Sim to bring the yearly Senior Message at Mars Hill Baptist Church. Sim was introduced as the young man with a winsome smile. That smile stayed with him. He later attended the University of South Carolina and Coker College.
Rev. Smith preached and pastored for more and 63 years. He preached in nearly 150 revivals across Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He went on a preaching tour of the West Indies and preached in the Holy Land. He served as Pastor of Pinewood Baptist Church for 18 years. While pastoring, he worked part-time for the SC Department of Agriculture as a surveyor for 25 years, and was a part-time fishing guide for Pack’s Landing.
Sim loved people and it showed. Sim gave, gave, gave!
Survivors include his wife; three sons of Pinewood; and of Sumter; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; a step-son, of Camden; a step-daughter of Camden; a brother, of Camden; and a sister of Greer.
He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly forty-five years, Carolyn Branham Smith; two brothers; and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday at Pinewood Baptist Church with the Revs. Homer Hinson, Frank Davis, Bennie Barwick and Kirk Carlisle officiating. Burial will be in the Pinewood Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 P.M. Wednesday at Pinewood Baptist Church, and from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at the home of Paul and Kelly Smith, 2955 Cains Mill Rd.
Memorials may be made to Pinewood Baptist Church Youth Fund, PO Box 176, Pinewood, SC 29125-0176.
Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late James Clyburn Smith and the late Colzie Elmore Smith.
Sim always said he grew up poor with humble beginnings in Camden. He shined shoes and sold the Columbia Record on the streets of Camden at a very early age. As a teen, he worked at Dub Marshall’s Grocery and the Camden Food Shop. Once at Dub’s Grocery, Mr. J.C. Lee asked Smitty to cut up a chicken. “Don’t know how! I’ve never done that” said Sim. “Give it a try” said Mr. Lee. The next day Mr. Lee stopped by the store and said, “Smitty, I didn’t know what part of the chicken I was eating, I just knew it was chicken and it was good”.
Sim attended Camden Schools and graduated from Antioch High School. He was ordained at Hermitage Baptist Church in Camden. After preaching for a while, a group of ladies from Hermitage Baptist Church paid Sim’s way to Mars Hill Baptist College. In his senior year at Mars Hill, his fellow students and the group’s critic chose Sim to bring the yearly Senior Message at Mars Hill Baptist Church. Sim was introduced as the young man with a winsome smile. That smile stayed with him. He later attended the University of South Carolina and Coker College.
Rev. Smith preached and pastored for more and 63 years. He preached in nearly 150 revivals across Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He went on a preaching tour of the West Indies and preached in the Holy Land. He served as Pastor of Pinewood Baptist Church for 18 years. While pastoring, he worked part-time for the SC Department of Agriculture as a surveyor for 25 years, and was a part-time fishing guide for Pack’s Landing.
Sim loved people and it showed. Sim gave, gave, gave!
Survivors include his wife; three sons of Pinewood; and of Sumter; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; a step-son, of Camden; a step-daughter of Camden; a brother, of Camden; and a sister of Greer.
He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly forty-five years, Carolyn Branham Smith; two brothers; and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday at Pinewood Baptist Church with the Revs. Homer Hinson, Frank Davis, Bennie Barwick and Kirk Carlisle officiating. Burial will be in the Pinewood Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 P.M. Wednesday at Pinewood Baptist Church, and from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at the home of Paul and Kelly Smith, 2955 Cains Mill Rd.
Memorials may be made to Pinewood Baptist Church Youth Fund, PO Box 176, Pinewood, SC 29125-0176.
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