Elizabeth Caldwell “Betty” SMYTH^[1]

1909 - 2000  (90 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Caldwell “Betty” SMYTH  [2]
  Birth	6 Jul 1909	Summerton, South Carolina   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Education	High School in Summerville, South Carolina, Bachelor’s Degree from Winthrop College, South Carolina
  Occupation	Teacher  [4]
  Reference Number	C
  Religion	Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter Sumter, South Carolina
  _UID	CC7BE1A28AAE4220B4AECC555958922852AE
  Death	18 Mar 2000	National Healthcare of Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  	age 90
  Burial	20 Mar 2000	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  	Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter with the Revs. John BarrIII, Mark Riggs and Manney Reid officiating.
  Person ID	I1049	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Richard Briggs SMYTH,   b. 28 Oct 1875, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina d. 12 Sep 1912, John Hopkins Hospital (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Florence Morrall GADSDEN,   b. 8 Jun 1877, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina d. 7 Apr 1937, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1902	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina   [5]
  _UID	765B1DC929AE428D83BEE50A9C3036B44369
  _UID	765B1DC929AE428D83BEE50A9C3036B44369
  Family ID	F1958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Washington Loring LEE, Jr.,   b. 30 Sep 1908, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 13 Oct 1990, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1931	St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Summerville, S. C.   [6, 7]
  _UID	147BFAFEB652485485F5BF1373306CDC629D
  _UID	147BFAFEB652485485F5BF1373306CDC629D
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Richard Smyth “Dick” LEE, Sr.,   b. 19 Nov 1935, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 29 Aug 2017 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 1999

  
  

• Notes

  She attended high school in Summerville, where she moved to in 1912. Mrs. Lee later received a bachelor’s degree from Winthrop College, where she was the editor of “The Tatler” in 1930. She then taught school in Charlotte, N. C. After marriage, Mrs. Lee moved to Sumter and joined the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, where she served as president of the Women’s Auxiliary, taught Sunday school, served on the Altar Guild, and advised the youth group for 15 years. Mrs. Lee served on the South Carolina Diocesan Board and was a delegate to the Provincial Convention and the National Triennial Convention. She was a sustaining member of the Junior Welfare League of Sumter, the Assembly Club, the Stateburg Literary and Musical Society, the Drama Club, the Readers Club and the Woman’s Literary Club. She was a member of the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, the Daughters of the Revolution, and the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. at death- she had 14 grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Edward F. Girardeau Jr., John Loring Girardeau, Robert Smyth Girardeau, Dr. Thomas Smith, Dr. C. C. Agan III, Lance D. Shealy, Stuart H. Smith III and E. Gaillard Johnson IV.

  
  

• Sources

  [S25392] Richard S. Lee. [S85] . [S263] Henry G. Fishburne, (Genealogy Publishing Service P. O. Box 8387 St. Petersburg, FL 33738), 138-139. [S348] The Sumter Item. [S949] . [S86] . [S263] Henry G. Fishburne, (Genealogy Publishing Service P. O. Box 8387 St. Petersburg, FL 33738), 138.