Sallie Faye (Sword) Smith

Sallie Faye Smith-Gray, Tennessee

Sallie Faye Smith, 84, passed away at Lee Health and Rehab in Pennington Gap, Virginia on Friday morning, February 28, 2020. Mrs. Smith was born on June 3, 1935, in Lee County, Virginia to the late William Preston and Ruth Livesay Sword. 

Ms. Smith was a native of Lee County, Virginia, but she moved to the Tri-Cities area in 1984. 

Ms. Smith was a member of the Hales Chapel Christian Church.  She was a Licensed Practical Nurse for many years, always serving with her whole heart.  She was also a loving mother, sister, and friend who will be tremendously missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her.

In addition to her parents, Ms. Smith was preceded in death by her two husbands Carter Pridemore and Richard Daniel Smith as well as four brothers and one sister.

Those left to cherish the memory of Ms. Smith include two daughters, Mary Ruth DeVane & her husband John, and Dorothy Mays; two sons Larry Pridemore & his wife Glenda, and David Pridemore; one sister Mary Rasnic; two brothers Preston Sword & wife Codeine Tabor, and Douglas Sword & wife Betty Laws; seven grandchildren Anna Wildharber, Ella Wilson, Michael Poteet, Wayne Pridemore, Lisa DeVal, Jennifer Casey, and Philip Pridemore; four great-grandchildren Joy Pridemore, Chey McCoy, Laura Anders, and James Poteet; two great-great-grandchildren Grayson Casey and Penelope Anders; and several nieces and nephews.

There will be a Receiving of Friends and Family at Snyder’s Memorial Gardens, funeral home, on Monday, March 2, 2020, from 6 PM until 8 PM.  The Funeral Service will follow beginning at 8 PM.  Pastor Paul Davis, Jr. will be officiating the services for Ms. Smith.  The Graveside Service for Ms. Smith will be conducted at Washington County Memory Gardens in Johnson City, Tennessee on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at 1:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Samaritan’s Purse.

Snyder’s Memorial Gardens, funeral home, is honored to serve the family of Ms. Sallie Faye Smith.

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