Robin Marie Smith

Robin Marie Masschelin Smith, 58, of James Island, the wife of Charles Gerard Smith entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Smith are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Folly Beach. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM, Friday evening, at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. 

Robin was the loving wife of Charles Gerard Smith for 25 years and the devoted mother of Sarah Elizabeth Smith and Julian Lewis Smith. Robin was born in Charleston, SC, a daughter of Lillian Masschelin on December 30, 1958. She attended Orange Grove Elementary, Middleton High School and graduated from the College of Charleston with a degree in Business. Robin was then employed by the Medical University of South Carolina where she worked in human resources. She was an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of the USA, and was a long time member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church where she was active in the Women’s Guild. Robin enjoyed boating, gardening, reading and traveling.

Surviving are her husband, Charles Gerard Smith; her two children: Sarah Elizabeth Smith and Julian Lewis Smith; her mother, Lillian Masschelin; her sister, Therese (Terry) Ann Barry and her husband, John; her nephews: Joseph Barry and John Barry and his wife, Denise.

A special thanks to her caregivers Erica Mitchell and Vanessa Gordon. Family members ask that memorial contributions be made to the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Dr., Ste. 105, Danvers, MA 01923.