Celebrating the life of
Josephine Lenz Smith
November 22, 1915 - June 04, 2011
Josephine Lenz Smith
Josephine Lenz Smith, 95, passed away June 4, 2011, under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Smith, the daughter of Rosa Lee Sullivan Lenz and Charles Joseph Lenz, was born November 22, 1915 in Bessemer, Alabama. She attended Howard College Sanford University where she met her future husband, Henry Skipper Smith, Jr. While at Howard, she became a member of Phi Mu Fraternity and received her 75th year pin in 2009. A member of the Catholic faith, Mrs. Smith was a longtime member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Homewood, Alabama. She enjoyed volunteerism in the church gift shop where she served Saturday afternoons for many years. During her many years in Birmingham, her activities included membership in the Encore Dance Club and the Iris Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, her sister, Margaret Lenz Browne, and a great-grandson, Charles Stanford Bolen.
Mrs. Smith is survived by a son, Henry Skipper Smith, III of Birmingham, Alabama, and a daughter and son-in-law, Sheron Smith Bolen William, of Statesboro, GA. Grandchildren include Henry Skipper Smith, IV Charlotte, Lesley Smith DeRamus Sterling Kelley Michele Smith, William Harold Bolen, Jr., and Charles Henry Bolen Diane. Great-grandchildren, Mary Eleanor DeRamus, Sterling DeRamus, Jr., William Smith, Campbell Smith, Ansley Bolen, and William Bolen, III. She is also survived by a nephew, Patrick Browne, and a niece, Jean Jarvis, of Birmingham.
Remembrances may be made to Friends of the Statesboro-Bulloch County Library, P.O. Box 1265, Statesboro, GA 30459, or Friends of the Hollywood Library, 1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209.
A Private Graveside Service will be held in Birmingham, Alabama.
Ridouts, Valley Chapel, 1800 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35209
205-879-3401
Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
Sheron, You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I miss seeing your Mom. She was a beautiful, sweet lady. May God give you comfort at this time. Mary Screws LPN
- Mary Screws, , GA
Our prayers have been with your family. God Bless.
- Marci Arling, Statesboro, GA
Thinking of you and your family, With love, Ken and Marsha
- Marsha Ritchie, Statesboro, GA
Sheron and Bill, Thinking of you and your family at this time of loss. With Love and Sympathy, Sue and Bob Avra
- Sue and Bob Avra, Statesboro, GA
Dear Sheron and family, I was so sorry to hear about your mother's passing. You and your family are in my prayers.
- Debbie Cameron, Savannah, GA
So sorry to hear about your mom. Thinking of you and your family during this time. Love, Sue and Perry
- Sue Smith, Statesboro, GA
Sheron, God bless you! You have shown great love and devotion to your mom. May the Lord give her His rest and peace,
- Becky Woods, Statesboro, GA
Sheron, You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I miss seeing your Mom. She was a beautiful, sweet lady. May God give you comfort at this time. Mary Screws LPN
- Mary Screws, , GA
Our prayers have been with your family. God Bless.
- Marci Arling, Statesboro, GA
Thinking of you and your family, With love, Ken and Marsha
- Marsha Ritchie, Statesboro, GA
Sheron and Bill, Thinking of you and your family at this time of loss. With Love and Sympathy, Sue and Bob Avra
- Sue and Bob Avra, Statesboro, GA
Dear Sheron and family, I was so sorry to hear about your mother's passing. You and your family are in my prayers.
- Debbie Cameron, Savannah, GA
So sorry to hear about your mom. Thinking of you and your family during this time. Love, Sue and Perry
- Sue Smith, Statesboro, GA
Sheron, God bless you! You have shown great love and devotion to your mom. May the Lord give her His rest and peace,
- Becky Woods, Statesboro, GA
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
