ANNIE SMOOT

Annie Mae

Henson Smoot

Annie Mae Henson Smoot, 91, of Forest, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, at The Carrington in Lynchburg.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved her family, her God and her church - Clifford Baptist Church

She was predeceased by her beloved husband Robert, her daughter Marty and her grandson Patrick Scott Murphy.

Born March 17, 1919, in the community of Sweet Briar, she was a daughter of the late Blueford Henry and Martha Ann Tyler Henson.

She is survived by a son Robert Peyton Smoot Jr. and wife Doris, of Richmond, a daughter Norma Smoot White and husband John, of Forest, 3 grandchildren Donna Decarolis and husband Tony, of Bradenton, Florida, John T. White, of Richmond and Matthew P. White and wife Abbie, of Forest, 2 great grandchildren Eliza Jean and William Peyton White, special nieces Ann Hudson and husband Pete, of Amherst, Karen Kuhfuss, of Phoenix, Arizona, a nephew Wayne Henson and wife Carolyn, of Madison Heights, sisters-in-law Clara Smoot Kuhfuss and husband John, of Scottsdale, Arizona and Bessie Henson Wood of Amherst.

The family would like to thank Access Health Care, Clifford Baptist Church and Dr. Michael Fitzgerald, The Carrington and special care givers Lucille Walton and Linda Duff for their kind and thoughtful care during her illness.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.. Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, at Driskill Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Michael R. Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will be in the Amherst Cemetery.

The family will receive friends today from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to Clifford Baptist Church Building Fund, 635 Fletchers Level Road, Amherst, VA 24521 or the Marty Murphy Scholarship Fund C/O Couples & Kids, Central Virginia Counseling Center For Families, POB 1338, Forest, VA 24551.