Sherry Hawes Smith, 90, of Blackshear, passed away early Saturday morning, May 10, 2025, at her residence, following an extended illness.
Born March 22, 1935 in Ocilla, she was a daughter of the late Russell Bascom and Dessa Lillian Daniels Hawes. She grew up in Ocilla and graduated from Irwin County High School. She lived in Waycross and Brunswick before moving to Pierce County in 1983. She had worked several secretarial jobs and owned her own business for several years, but much of her life was focused on taking care of her household duties and her husband, children and family. She was a member of Hacklebarney Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Taft Eugene Smith, and a granddaughter, Shelly N. Smith.
