Henrietta Smith
August 2, 1934 ~ January 1, 2015
Henrietta M. (Retta) Smith, age 80, died on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Wellstar Long Term Acute Care Facility in Marietta, GA. Born August 2, 1934 in Morganfield, KY, to Henry and Edna Moore, she was a 1952 graduate of Glasgow High School in Glasgow, KY. On December 27, 1952, Retta married Buford Edwards Smith.
Retta and Buford lived in Evansville, IN, for the first 10 years of their marriage where their four children were born. They also lived in Camp Hill, PA; Chester, IL; Jackson, TN, and Indianapolis, IN, where Retta worked for the IRS providing service support at a taxpayer assistance center. Retta and Buford retired to Jasper, GA, in 1998.
Retta was a member of Our Lady of the Mountains Roman Catholic Church in Jasper, GA. She was active in Bent Tree community where she lived – involved with bridge, golf, holiday celebrations, and she will be remembered as an accomplished member of the Bent Tree spelling bee team.
In addition to her husband Buford, survivors include sons and daughters-in-law Philip and Sandra Smith, Pittsburg, PA and Craig and Cynthia Smith, Knoxville, TN; daughters and sons-in-laws Jama and Carl Budke, Denver, CO and Alison and Gary Wildermuth, Atlanta, GA. Retta has six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She is survived by brothers Carl and Cecil Moore and sister Irene Panerites. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Fred Moore, and half-brothers Gerald B. and William Moore.
Services will be held at Our Lady of the Mountains Roman Catholic Church, 1908 Waleska Highway 108, Jasper, GA at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7. Burial will be at the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery, Glasgow, KY on Friday, January 9 at 1:00 p.m. Relatives and friends are welcome at Cagle Funeral Home, 364 East Church Street, Jasper, GA on Tuesday, January 6, from 5 to 8 p.m.
If sending flowers, the family request potted plants that will continue to symbolize Retta’s life. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are welcome at the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Jasper
