Annie Margaret Smith, 74, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Graveside services will be held 3 PM, Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with the Rev. Justin McCrimmon officiating. The family will greet friends following the service at the cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born May 13, 1948, in Ben Hill County, Georgia, to the late Raymond & Ruth Coleman Griffin. She worked as a seamstress for Fitzgerald Underwear, Fitzgerald Bedding, Tice Yarn, and Shaw Industries. Mrs. Smith loved to sing and enjoyed being the DJ at the Opry. A wonderful cook, she was a devoted wife to her husband and loved her dogs. She was of the Nazarene faith.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Bill Smith of Fitzgerald; three daughters: Debra & Butch Rathbun of Fitzgerald, Donna & Chris Brown of Ocilla, and Denise & Wally Parrish of Ocilla; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Ruby & Earl Wiggins of Fitzgerald. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother and five sisters.