Prudie Lance Smith feted on 90th birthday
The refreshment table draped in white was graced with a fresh arrangement of mixed spring flowers. The three-tiered birthday cake was also topped with a nosegay of the fresh flowers.
The honoree has spent most of her life in the community where she now resides. She was married to the late Brownie Smith, who was a farmer and Baptist minister. Their children are Edward and Jerry Smith, Sue McGray, Jane Hutchings and Jimmy Smith. A daughter, Ann Smith, passed away as a child. There are 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith was a homemaker, busy raising the Smith children before accepting employment with a nursing home, shirt factory and Clover Bottom Home.
She attends church at Pleasant View Baptist Church, where she is a member.