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James Fletcher Smoak

Birth	:	11 Jan 1941 Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	10 Feb 2019
Burial	:	Thompson Cemetery, Branchville, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.2358017, -80.7142029
Description	:	Ridgeway - James Fletcher Smoak Sr., 78, of Ridgeway, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Born Jan. 11, 1941, in Summerville, he was the son of late John Fairey and Irene Wynns Smoak. He grew up in Branchville and graduated from Branchville High School. After attending Clemson, he joined the U.S. Navy, where he served as a photographer on an aircraft carrier. His later work life centered on building and construction, superintending many large job sites. Mr. Smoak was a Mason and a Shriner. In addition, he was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association, South Carolina Earth Antiquities Society,... Read More	Ridgeway - James Fletcher Smoak Sr., 78, of Ridgeway, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Born Jan. 11, 1941, in Summerville, he was the son of late John Fairey and Irene Wynns Smoak. He grew up in Branchville and graduated from Branchville High School. After attending Clemson, he joined the U.S. Navy, where he served as a photographer on an aircraft carrier. His later work life centered on building and construction, superintending many large job sites. Mr. Smoak was a Mason and a Shriner. In addition, he was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association, South Carolina Earth Antiquities Society, a Major in the South Carolina State Guard, and a reserve Officer on the Orangeburg County Sherriff Department for a number of years. Although a very active hunter when living in Orangeburg County, he later welcomed wild birds, deer and other wildlife in his yard in Ridgeway. His interest in photography continued as a hobby throughout his life. Mr. Smoak was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Linda Smoak Williams. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn B. Smoak, sons James Fletcher Smoak Jr. (Grace) of Walhalla, and John Robert Smoak of Columbia; and daughter Tara Smoak Turner (Chris) of Millersville, Tennessee; and grandchildren, Jonathan Smoak, Cooper Turner, and Presley Turner. The funeral service will be held at Cedar Creek Baptist Church, 1920 Cedar Creek Road, Blythewood, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. The family will receive friends an hour before the service in the church. Burial will be at Thompson Cemetery in Branchville at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Unto Me, Inc., Christian ministry in Nicaragua for feeding and teaching the Gospel to needy children (Unto Me, International, P.O. Box 972, Blythewood, SC,29016); or to Cedar Creek Baptist Church Building Fund (Cedar Creek Baptist Church, 1920 Cedar Creek Road, Blythewood, SC 29016). Ott Funeral Home of Branchville, SC, is assisting the family. Online Condolences can be made to www.ottfh.com. © The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, SC, 12 Feb 2019

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Latitude: 33.2358017
Longitude: -80.7142029

Family Members:

Parent

John Fairey Smoak

(1919 - 2000)

Irene Wynns Bacot

(1922 - 2011)

Siblings

Charles Frederick “Freddie” Smoak

(1955 - 2006)

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