Mr. William Leroy Smith

June 24, 1946 - August 29, 2017

William Leroy Smith, 71, of 2 Humbert Street, Anderson, South Carolina entered into eternal rest on Tuesday 29, 2017 at Hospice of the Upstate. He was born on June 25, 1946 in Anderson County to the parents of the late Willie Leroy Smith and Hattie Bell Smith. He attended Spearman High School and was a textile worker. He was a member of Welfare Baptist Church until his health declined. He was twice married, first to the late Brenda Auston Smith, and to this union three children were born, he later married Rose Smith, and to this union a son was born. He leaves to cherish fond memories four daughters, Melissa (Donavon) Austin and Felicia Grant of Anderson, SC, Tenickia Byrd of Greenville, SC, and Haley Norris of North Carolina; sons Lamont Smith of Greenville, SC, Robert Smith of Easley, SC, Darren Clay of Pelzer, SC and Alex Smith of Anderson, SC; a brother, Larry Hagood of North Carolina; twenty-three grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.