Ruth Bates Smithson Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ruth Bates Smithson of Moundville, Alabama, who passed away on October 8, 2023, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husband Edward O'Neal Smithson; her son Charles Edward Smithson (Tedro); and her parents, Charlie Bates and Rosa Bates. She is survived by: her daughter Janie O'Neal Smithson; her brother Robert Bates (Kathleen); her grandchildren, Charlene Smithson Wiggins, Jonathan Edward Smithson (Amanda) and Harlo O'Neal Staton; her great grandchildren, Charla Elizabeth Wiggins, Nathan Fuller Smithson, Addison O'Neal Smithson and Damon Edward Smithson; her great great grandchild Kharley Drew Waller; her daughter-in-law Frieda Smithson; her niece Nancy Smithson Taylor; and her close friends, Roberta Tucker, Marie Marcus and Toya Spencer. She is also survived by many other nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made in her memory to Hospice of West Alabama, Hale County High School Band, Moundville Elementary School, American Diabetes Foundation (Research), or Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
