Smith, Charlene Porter (Chickamauga)

  • Thursday, May 23, 2019
Charlene Porter Smith
Charlene Porter Smith

Charlene Porter Smith, age 57, of Chickamauga, Georgia, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at her residence.

She was preceded in death by her father, James Benford; sisters, Shirley Moten and Wanda Porter; grandparents, Charlie (Ada) Porter; and granddaughter, Trinity Smith.

She was a member of The New Harvest Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors are her family, husband, Clarence Smith; sons, Roshawn Porter, Reco Smith; daughter, Tiamar (Keith ) Smith; two grandchildren; mother, Shirley Watkins; brothers, Samuel Bartley, Cedric Benford, James (Kimberly) Porter, Charlie (Clara) Porter; sisters, Joan Cotton, Mary Jane Benford, Alberta Porter, Gloria Coleman; brothers, Samuel Bartley, Cedric Benford, James (Kim) Porter, Charlie (Clara) Porter; Great Aunt, Fannie Fields; aunts, Sandra Smith, Edith Joe Foster, Pat Dickenson, Myrtis Brown, Fannie Trimble; brothers-in-law, Michael (Cynthia) Smith, Willie Simmons, Michael (Debbie) Johnson; a host nieces, nephews, cousins, special people in her life, Sytira Porter, Sarah Ann Porter; other relatives, and friends.

A funeral service will be on Friday, May 31, at 1 p.m. at New Harvest Missionary Baptist Church, 301 Williams Street, Rossville, Georgia 30741, with Pastor Kenneth S. Killerbrew and other ministers officiating.

Her remains will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Interment will be at Wallaceville Cemetery.

Please share your thoughts and memories of Ms. Charlene Porter Smith at www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com.

Arrangements are by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.

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