Extracted from The Smithfield Herald (Smithfield, NC)
Tuesday, June 25, 1968

Mrs. Hettie Smith Dies At Age of 82

Mrs. Hettie Lee Smith of Route 2, Benson, died Saturday in Johnston Memorial Hospital following a long illness.

Mrs. Smith, who was 82 years of age, was born in Johnston County. She was a daughter of the late Monroe and Mary Blackman Lee.

She was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church.

The funeral was held at 11 o'clock Monday morning in Rose Funeral Chapel in Benson. The Rev. Al Cauley and the Rev. Niles Compron officiated. Burial was in the Smith Family Cemetery.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ellameta Johnson of Route 2, Dunn, and Mrs. Lucille Peacock of Route 2, Benson; five sons, Garland Smith and Tom Smith, both of Route 2, Benson; Dr. John T. Smith of Goldsboro, Cedric T. Smith of Holyoke, Mass., and Dr. Budd E. Smith of Wingate; one sister, Mrs. Lessie Johnson of Route 2, Benson; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.