Darciel Smith, former co-owner of the original Jot’Em Down store, is remembered this week for her devotion to her Lord and to her family.
Smith, 96, passed away Thursday, Dec. 8.
She and her late husband, G.A. Smith, owned and operated the Jot ‘Em Down Store on Georgia Highway 203. The store, later known as Smith Brothers, served crop dusters and airplanes that often landed on the highway next to the store to be loaded with the pesticides.
Smith was known for her love for family and family gatherings, was an accomplished cook and was faithful to her Lord, serving at both Alabaha Free Will Baptist Church and later First Baptist Church. She also volunteered as a member of the Pierce County Nursing Home Auxiliary.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, from the First Baptist Church in Blackshear.
For a full obituary, please see page 3.
