Charles Gilbert SMYTHERS

So sorry that we did not make it to the funeral. Charlie Smythers was connected with our family through the Carroll County school system for many years. May God bless and comfort you,
Shelby! Sincerely, Alice Strock Richter

So sorry to hear of the loss of Brother Charles. God Bless and comfort the family.

Shelby and family; Charles gave my family and I a great gift when he officiated my fathers service. He told me it was hard for him since they were such good friends, but his service helped me more than you can ever know. God bless you and give you comfort.

So sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. I was privileged to know what a wonderful and kind man he was. He was always one of my biggest supporters both academically and athletically, even after I left the intermediate school. God Bless!

Shelby and Family,
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Shelby and Family,
Our prayers are with you all at this time. Charles will be missed by many. What a wonderful and caring person he was.

To the Smyther Family -My Thoughts and Prayers are with you all at this difficlt time, Charles was my principle at Woodlawn school years ago. He was indeed a very Wonderful guy that always was very nice to me, I am very Bless to got to know him.

Grant and Wendy,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. Let me know if I can help in any way.

He was my teacher in high school coach alson preached my father and mother funeral first class person

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.God bless david felts class of 91

Shelby and Family,
You're in our prayers. We are very blessed to have known Charles and you. May God bless and comfort you and yours.
Stevie & Linda Nester

Our prayers go out to the family. Our deepest sympathy for your loss. He will be missed by many.

Dear Shelby and family
Our prayers are with you all during this time. Charles was a wonderful person and he will be missed.
May God Bless You!
Love
Jim and Toni Fain

I am so sorry for your loss. He was my principle from 5th grade to 9th he was the best and he will be greatly missed

Shelby and Family,
We extend our sympathy for the passing of a great minister, educator, husband, father, and grandfather, and especially disciple of Christ.
The Jenkins Family
Hillsville, Va

Shelby and family,
Our love and prayers go out to each of you. Our time together was very limited since our acquaintance was through Jr., my dear brother. Jr. Loved Charles and felt that he was the greatest example of a Christian he had ever met.
May the Lord be near to each one. HE is our Comfort.
Joan and Merrill Jackson

Shelby and Family,
With heartfelt sympathy, our thoughts and prayers are extended to you all in this difficult time. He will be greatly missed.

Phyllis & Joe Kuehn

Shelby and Family,
Wishing you the peace that only comes from God who loves you and holds you near Him in your sorrow. Charles touched so many lives and made such a vast impact in this area. He will be greatly missed. With deep sympathy and prayers.

Donald and Fern Hanks

I can never think of Charles without thinking of love. He loved his family, his friends, his churches, his school families, and even strangers soon felt his love. Charles lived his life by the hymns he so loved. We are sorry for your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers. God bless you.

With heartfelt sympathy. My thoughts and prayers are extended to the family and friends in this difficult time. Charles was a good man. I feel fortunate to have gotten to know him when we both served on the board of the Carroll County Historical Society. He will be missed for who he was and his many contributions.

Shelby and Family,
You have our heartfelt sympathy and love at this time. What an honor to have known Charles even though it was for only a few years. He has made the transition that we all will make some day and Heaven's reward is our loss here on earth. Just know that you will be reunited one day in a much better place. Love and Prayers
Bob and Shirley Steele

Grant & Wendy,

We are so sorry for your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers now and in the days to come. If you guys need anything please let us know.

Shelby & family, Sorry to hear of your loss. Many thoughts and prayers are with you. Charles will be sadly missed.

Shelby and family: My heart goes out to you and your family at this time. Charles Smythers spent his entire life in service to the community; first as a teacher, then as a principal, and finally as a minister. He loved people and spent the largest part of his life
in service to them. He will be greatly missed and our prayers and thoughts are with you, Gary, Craig, Grant and the remainder of your family in this time of sorrow.

Beth and I cannot begin to express our sadness at learning of Charles' departure. We share our sorrow with family and friends and many, many people who received the coaching, teaching, guidance, leadership through Hospice work and preaching of Coach Smythers. We loved him, he was my Mom and Dad's very best friend and he presided at Mom's funeral. God bless his memory and all the great mentoring he offered so many men that I grew up with! His place in heaven is well deserved and his work on earth lives on and on! Well done, Coach!

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Shelby and family,Coach,as I called him in school because he was my baseball coach at Woodlawn High, was always an inspiration to me.As the years went by and Irene worked for him in the cafeteria at C.C.I.S.,after he retired Mr. Smythers and I rode together and roomed together to Buffalo MT. TENN.to school to become Ministers of the United Methodist Church,he insisted I call him Charles.Irene,to this day refers to him as Mr. Smythers.He filled in at my church for me some when I had to be gone,my people loved and respected him as we do.God bless you and your family at this time.You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Craig and Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. I had your dad as a principle at three different schools when we moved back to Carroll county and Mom always enjoyed working with him.

Tom Jennings

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

We are very sorry for your loss. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

Dr David Harvey, DDS and Staff

So sorry about Reverend Smythers. He was a wonderful Pastor and friend to our family. He visited in our home many times. We always enjoyed his visits. God bless his family and know we loved him. Carolyn and Bubba Rector

The Smythers Family:

I always remember my mom talking about working with Mr. Charle Smythers and how much she enjoyed it. I'm so sorry for your loss and you all are in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless you all during this time.
Robert Brian Carter

To the Smythers family: I am sorry for your loss. Mr. Smythers served his community with honor for years and leaves a great legacy through both his schools and his ministry.

To the Smythers Family:

God bless you and Rev. Smythers. He was a close cousin to my father (Marler) and dad spoke often and well of him. Dad always looked forward to the Smythers' family reunion every year and would tell me of the conversations he and Mr. Smythers would have about family, education, sports (especially basketball) faith and friends. You are in my prayers.

Dad,
You were a wonderful father, grandfather, minister, friend, principal, teacher and coach to those who knew you. You touched thousands of lives throughout your life. Rest in peace dad, we all love you very much!

-Grant, Wendy, Connor and Caden

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

To the Smythers Family: I am very thankful that I had the priviledge of knowing and working with Mr. Smythers for approximately 15 years. He was an outstanding educatior, and a true gentleman. Mr. Smythers was a dedicated educator, and he truly loved his students, his staff, and the community. May God bless you during this difficulty time.

Dr. Rollie Ted Phillips, Ed. D. Superintendent of Schools 1976 - 1989

Dear Grant and Wendy,
I am so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers now and in the days to come.

Dad,
You were a wonderful father, grandfather, minister, friend, principal, teacher and coach to those who knew you. You touched thousands of lives throughout your life. Rest in peace dad, we all love you very much!

-Grant, Wendy, Connor and Caden

My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family at this time and the days to come.

Shelby and family:
Each of you are in my thoughts and prayers.

I am very saddened to hear of the passing of Mr. Smythers. He was principal at Hillsville Elementary School when my grandmother (Margo Gardner) worked in the cafeteria there and she thought the world of "Mr. Smythers"! When I attended Hillsville Intermediate he was my principal and I had the utmost respect for him. It was in later years that I began working at Mountain Valley Hospice and he became our Volunteer Chaplain. I couldn't ever call him Charles because of his being my principal in school. He was and will always be "Mr. Smythers". My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family. God Bless.

Grant I'm sorry to hear of this loss of your dad. Take comfort in the fact that one day you will see him again.

Mr. Smythers was one of most memorable teachers...I was in his 8th grade health class at the old HHS. His impact on me and countless others in the Carroll County School System is immeasurable. He will be missed by many. My sympathy is extended to his family and friends.

Bill Jennings, HHS Class of 65.

Thanking The Lord for Charles' ministry in his churches and for all of the kids he must have ministered to in the schools.

Our prayers and thoughts are with you.

We were sorry to see the notice of Charles passing. He was a fine gentleman and he aided us when mother and dad passed away a few years ago. Our thoughts and prayers are with Shelby and the rest of the family.