Bertha Mae Watts Smith, 88, of Charlie Mountain Road, Tiger, passed away in Loganville on Dec. 26, 2016. She had lived in Loganville for the past year and a half.
Mae will be remembered by all as an angel here on Earth, full of quiet dignity, lover of family and friends, perfect hostess to all who set foot in her house.
Born Oct. 12, 1928, she married Ted Smith in 1951, and together they raised three children, Danny, Ricky and Dianne. Mae taught first grade in DeKalb County from 1973-98 at Kelly Lake Elementary and Canby Lane Elementary. Before her children were born, she also taught at Rabun Gap School and Lawrenceville High School.
She was preceded in death by her son, Ted Daniel Smith, who died in 2010, mother, Beulah Bramlett Watts and father, John Martin Watts of Tiger, brothers, Ralph Delano Watts and John Floyd Watts and sisters, Bessie Faye Bell and Sallie Ruth Howard.
She is survived by her husband, Ted Smith, son, Jonathan Richard Smith and daughter, Dianne Smith Rice and by one brother, Max Welton Watts, as well as six grandchildren, Angela, Jonathan, Matthew, Melissa, Kathryn and Christin. Three great-grandchildren, Kamdyn, Dylan and Elliana, five nephews and five nieces also survive.
Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at 11 a.m. at the Rocky Grove Baptist Church, with the Revs. Kyle Watts and Dr. Alan Smith officiating. Burial followed in the Rocky Grove Baptist Cemetery.
The body was at Hunter Funeral Home and was taken to the church where visitation was from 5-7 p.m. Frida, Dec. 30, 2016.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers memorial donations be made, in her memory, to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America 322 Eighth AVE., 7th Floor New York, New York 10001.
Hunter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. An online obituary and guest register is available at www.hunterfuneralhomega.com.
The Clayton Tribune, Jan. 5, 2017