Charles Boyd Smith

Mr. Charles Boyd Smith, 84 of Toccoa, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Monday December 11, 2023 surrounded by his immediate family.

Born on August 6, 1939 in Mt. Airy Georgia, he was the youngest child of the late Harold James and Martha Bertha Schmidt Smith.  He had five sisters that watched out for him throughout his childhood.  Boyd worked for 49 years at Habersham Metal Products.  He married Floye Kimsey on November 9, 1962, and they built their family for the next 61 years. He was a faithful member of Toccoa Creek Baptist Church where he spent time as a deacon and Sunday School Superintendent.  Boyd loved wood working, working outdoors, gardening, and enjoyed following Georgia football and Braves baseball.  He loved his wife and son’s family dearly, and was beloved by everyone he came in contact with.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Eugenie Burrell, Catherine Cantrell, Lenora Smith and Louise Holcomb.

Survivors include his loving wife of over 61 years, Floye Kimsey Smith; son and daughter-in-law Chad Harold Smith and Doreen Smith; granddaughter, Olivia Elizabeth Smith; sister, Helen Smith; brother-in-law, Rev. Billy Burrell; nieces, Jill Judy, Denise Cantrell, Neysa Burrell; nephews, Kevin Holcomb, Kim Cantrell, Brent Holcomb.

Funeral services will be Friday, December 15, 2023, 1 p.m. in the Hillcrest Chapel of the Acree-Davis Funeral Home with The Reverend Billy Burrell and The Reverend Joey Whitlock officiating. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers, Joseph Judy, John David Judy, Joseph Handwork, Danny Handwork, Alan Youngblood and Kevin Holcomb.

The family will receive friends at the Acree-Davis Funeral Home on Friday from noon until the service time at 1 p.m.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.acree-davisfh.com.

Interment will follow in the Toccoa City Cemetery with the Acree-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Charles Boyd Smith.

Announcement courtesy of Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens of Clarkesville, Georgia. (706) 754-6256

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