A funeral service for Bonnie Chester Smith Friday, Jan. 7, 2005 from New Hopewell Baptist Church with the Rev. Calvin Daniels officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Born in Darlington County, Mr. Smith a son of Bertha J. Smith and the late Van Brailey and Louis Smith. He was educated in the public schools of Darlington County. Mr. Smith was a member of New Hopewell Baptist Church. He worked for a number of years at Klopman Mills as a sewing machine technician. Earlier, he was a teacher at Marlboro/Chesterfield Technical College.

Survivors are his mother of Hartsville; his wife of 37 years, Mary Alice Green Smith of Hartsville; three sons, James C. (Margaret Hawkins) Smith, Darryl Miller and Reginald "Reggie" (Felicia Jeffery) Smith all of Hartsville; two daughters, Penny Boyce of Hartsville, and Tammy (Shaun) Stimpson of Charlotte, N.C.; a brother, Ricky Smith of Charlotte; three sisters, Ethelene (James) Smith, Edith Bruce and Louise (Albertus) Delaine all of Hartsville; his stepmother, Matilda Brailey of Hartsville; three stepsisters, Yvonne Montague, Delores (Mike) Patterson and Harriett Bacote all of Hartsville; persons raised as brothers and sisters, William (Viola) Jett, Ernest (Brenda) Jett, James Ernest Jett, Beaver Jett and Louvenia Graves: his mother-in-law, Lillie Mae Green; nine grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

Arrangements were entrusted to Hines Funeral Home Inc.