Mother Rosa Mae Pack Smith, born in Sumter, South Carolina on April 11, 1942, departed this earthly life quietly, peacefully, and suddenly surrounded by her daughters on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Palmetto Heart Hospital in Columbia, S.C.

Mother Smith was the daughter of the late Moses Pack and Lucille Singleton Pack.  She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. Mother Smith was married to the late, Hercules Smith, Sr., and to this union, they were blessed with four loving and devoted children.

She was a lifelong, dedicated member of the Enon Missionary Baptist Church, where she served faithfully on the Senior Ushers, Women's Missionary, and the Petals and Pearls Ministries. She was also a devoted member and participant in Sunday Church School.

Her memories will be cherished and lived on through three daughters: Diannia Smith (Johnnie) Grinnell, Anita Smith, and Dr. Vanessa Smith-Canty all of Sumter, S.C.; five grandchildren: SFC Tajuana (Anthony) Davis of  Ft. Washington, Maryland, Johnnie (Angela) Grinnell and Brittany Smith both of Sumter, S.C., Brittany Moses of Columbia, S.C. and Ivory D. Canty, Jr. of Charlotte, N.C.; Seven Great-Grandchildren: Shemar Frazier, Jashawn Grinnell, Peyton Grinnell, Haven Alston, Breyon Moses, Jahleah Eutsey, and Ava Davis;  One Sister, Bernice (Isaiah) Anderson of Baltimore, Maryland;  One Brother, Russell (Viola) Pack of Sumter, S.C.  Two Sisters-in-law:  Sally Sumpter and Bernice Brunson both of Sumter, S.C.; Three Brothers-in-law: Leroy (Margurite) of Sumter, S.C., John Henry (Bessie) Smith, Jr.,  and Kizer Dukes of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three Aunts: Delilah Singleton and Elouise Scott all of Sumter, S.C., and Shirley Brown of Connecticut; One Uncle, Clement Couch of Wilmington, Delaware. Nieces and Nephews: Irene (Terrance) Lewis, Lisa Pack, Dwayne Jones, Russell McPherson, Steven White and Brian Singleton; Three Special Cousins: George Smith, Jackie Hampton and Rev. Eleanor Walker; Two Wonderful Best friends: Pastor Connie Walker and Kathy Wilson.

Mother Smith was preceded in death by son, Hercules Smith, Jr. and granddaughter, Toshia Ann Grinnell.

Public Viewing will be held on Friday, January 11, 2019 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary

Mother Smith will be placed in the church on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 11am for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral Services will be held at 12noon on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Enon Missionary Baptist Church 2990 Pinewood Road Sumter, SC 29154, with Pastor Julie Ann Hayes, Eulogist, and Minister Stanley E. Hayes, Jr. Officiating.

Interment will follow in Cain Cemetery.

Family will receive friends at the home 4745 Moses Lane Sumter, SC 29154.