Myrtle Elizabeth Lively Smith

Myrtle Elizabeth Lively Smith 89 of Huntington,WV was united in heaven with her husband Thursday July,19, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday July 22 at 4:00 PM at Buffalo Valley Missionary Baptist Church by Pastors Tim Jayne and Hamlet Don Smith. Visitors will be received one hour prior to the service. Internment at Riggs-Smith Cemetery in Wayne County. Myrtle was born May 27, 1923 at Kimberly, WV, daughter of the late Louis A. and Minnie S Lively. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Clair S. Smith along with five brothers and four sisters and a daughter-in-law, Mindy Jackson Smith. Survivors include a brother, Louis Lively Jr. of Pineville, WV and one sister, Edith Pell of Montgomery, WV . Surviving children include three sons and daughters-in-law: Don and Barbara of Rupert, WV; Mark and Connie of Huntington, WV; Dan and Lisa of Winston, Ga. Daughters and sons-in-law: Roger and Carolyn Napier of Clearwater, FL; Donald and Annette Irvin of Huntington, WV; Dr. Gregory and Verna Hale of St. Pete Beach, FL. Myrtle is the much loved mother of six, grandmother of 20 and great grandmother of 39 children. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Myrtle's honor to Buffalo Valley Missionary Baptist Church, 782 Buffalo Creek Road, Huntington, WV 25704 or to Global Outreach International for missionary Dr. Stephen Napier, Missionary Account #3378, PO Box 1, Tupelo, MS 38802.