Martha Smith Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Martha Smith of Newberry, South Carolina, who passed away on January 25, 2026, at the age of 77, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Martha Smith to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Samuel Y. Hunter and Eloise Derrick Hunter; her husband Billy Smith; her granddaughter Tristan Nicole Fulmer; her sister Lois Bedenbaugh (Shirley); and her siblings-in-law, Reba Nell Rollins (Burl), Fannie Mae Walton (Billy), Gertice (Berley, Sr.), Rister, Iona Frick (Bennett), Rachel Richardson (Raymond), George Smith (Bobbie Jewel), Leroy Smith (Hilda) and Johnny Smith.
She is survived by: her daughters, Renee Fulmer (Bobby Bannister, Jr.) of Little Mountain and Cheryl Mills (Douglas) of Prosperity; her grandsons, Timmy Fulmer (Samantha) and Seth Fulmer (Abby Stutts); her siblings, Sara Metts (Joe) of Lexington and Sammy Hunter (Cheryl) of Columbia; her siblings-in-law, Mary Jean McCarson (Dewey "Bo") of Prosperity, Janice Smith of Prosperity and Earl Smith (Wanda) of Newberry; and her close friends, Tina, Brian Getz, Linda Halfacre and Marianne Carlisle. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, extended family.
Memorials may be made to St. Philip's Lutheran Church, 2461 St. Philip's Church Road, Newberry, SC 29108 or to Susan B. Komen Foundation, 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889, Dallas, TX 75380.
