Valerie Smith Obituary
The passing of Valerie Smith (Gaffney, South Carolina) leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on October 13, 2024 at the age of 85. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Fitzhugh McGill, Sr. and Rosa Reid McGill; her husband Gilbert Smith, Sr.; her sons, Gilbert Smith, Jr. (Dora) and Ed Brenard Smith; and her siblings, James McGill (Mary), Lula Mae Jefferies (Elmer Sr.), Lois Rice (TJ), Inez Dawkins (Lyman Sr.), Fitzhugh McGill, Jr. and Joe Dean McGill.
She is survived by: her children, Reginald Smith (Michelle Renee) and Valerie Machelle Thompson (Johnny) of Greenville, SC; her grandchildren, Brittany Smith Jones (Darrell) of Columbia, SC, Shanice Smith of Greenville, SC, Jasmine Smith of Gaffney, SC, Ashley Smith of Gaffney, SC, Ryan Smith of Gaffney, SC and London Thompson of Greenville, SC; her great grandchildren, Kierah Mathis of Greenville, SC, Kartier Moore of Greenville, SC and Kamdyn Moore of Greenville, SC; her siblings, Rosetta Gillespie (Clayton) of Raleigh, NC, Gladys Little (Robert) of Thomasville, NC and Johnny McGill (Wanda) of Gastonia, NC; her sister-in-law Ozzie Smith of Shelby, NC; and her goddaughter Shannon Dawkins Davis (Antoine) of Carrollton, VA.
