Mrs. Sarah Lee Smith, age 76 of Gaylesville, died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at her residence.

Mrs. Smith was born February 20, 1939, in Cherokee County, AL, daughter of the late Herschel Renfroe Van Pelt and Nora Lee Lewis Van Pelt. She was a member of the Blanche United Methodist Church, and prior to her retirement, she was employed as a Librarian with the Cobb County School System.

Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, William Maurice Smith; sons, Michael Smith, Mark Smith, and Lee Smith; brothers, Dow Van Pelt and Lewis Van Pelt; a sister, Gayle Johnson; 5 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be held at 12:00 Noon (E.S.T.) Thursday, May 21, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Dow Van Pelt officiating. Interment will follow in the Van Pelt Family Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Blake Smith, Andrew Smith, Patrick Smith, Paul Van Pelt, Daniel Johnson, and Colton Johnson. Savannah Smith will serve as an honorary pallbearer.

Mrs. Smith will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Wednesday, May 20, 2015. She will also be in state from 11:00 A.M. (E.S.T.) until the hour of service on Thursday.

For those not wishing to send flowers, you may make donations to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation at www.pdf.org.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Sarah Lee Smith who died on Sunday.