Anna Belle Smith

Anna Belle Schill Smith, 94, of Folly Beach, died Monday, December 12, 2011, in Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Anna Belle S. Smith are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM Thursday, December 15, 2011, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be at St. Lawrence Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday afternoon between 4:00 and 7:00 PM at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Anna Belle was born on March 11, 1917, in St. Augustine, Florida, a daughter of the late Spencer C. and Belle Mickler Schill. She was a 1934 graduate of Bishop England High School and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Charleston and Our Lady of Good Counsel on Folly Beach. She was employed while a young woman by SCE&G of Charleston and was later a homemaker. Her husband Cleveland Joseph Smith, her brother, Joseph S. Schill and her sister, Carmita Schill Ramsdell preceded her in death. Surviving are four children: Cleveland Smith (Janice) of Mt. Pleasant; Lynn Smith Beltz (Jim) of Folly Beach; Kenneth Smith (Mary) and Reginald Smith (Debby) both of Charleston. Her twelve grandchildren are Kevin Smith (Debby), Jeffrey Smith, Michele Smith Haak (Tim), Laurie Beltz Holscher (Ted), Dana Beltz, Eric Beltz, Heather Smith Lovette (Graham), Meagan Smith Rugheimer (Peter), Emily Smith Burnett (James), Prudence Smith Blum (Mattie), Hayden Smith, and Mallory Smith. Anna Belle is also survived by thirteen great-grandchildren. The family extends their thanks and gratitude to the nurses and staff of Roper Hospital's 4th floor HVTE and to Anna Belle's caregivers: Johndale Grant, Molly Vakamino, Bell Lights, Laurie Palmer, Marsha Todhunter and Trudy Johnson. Memorials may be made to the Bishop England High School Endowment Fund. 363 Seven Farms Dr. Charleston, SC 29492 Her Guestbook may be signed at www.jamesamcalister.com. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER Funerals & Cremation. 766-1365.