Reverend Arthur Jay Smith, age 90, of 338 West College Ave B1, Shelby, NC, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in Atrium Health- Cleveland Pines Nursing Center-Shelby, NC. Widower of Minnie Petty Smith, he was a former Pastor of Limestone Baptist Church in Gaffney.
A Funeral Service will be held Monday, October 13th, 1:00 p.m., in Suck Creek Baptist Church with The Reverend Tony Macomson. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary. The Gilmore Mortuary
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