ELLA MAE SMITH TATE

RINCON, Ga. - Ella Mae Smith Tate, 68, went to be with the Lord on June 20, 2018.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Curtis and Laney Brown Smith; and sisters, Joyce Parrish and Carolyn Jones.

Survivors include her daughters, Jennifer Maynard of Pooler and Constance Long of Rincon; grandchildren, Megan Martin and A.J. Martin, both of Sumter, Toni Lynn Kittrell of New York and Aniston Smeltzer of Pooler; great-grandson, Kaiden Kittrell of New York; brother, Curtis (Linda) Smith Jr. of Sumter; and sister, Jeannette Reed of Sumter.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at New Testament Lighthouse Church, 1114 Boulevard Road, Sumter, SC 29153.

Graveside services will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

Flowers may be sent to 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.