Betty Emma Smith, 81, of 432 Brookforest Drive, Anderson, SC, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at the Rainey Hospice House.  Born in Honea Path, SC she was the daughter of Telgam and Mary Benson Williams.  She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Honea Path, where she served on the WMU, the Golden Ages and sang on the Jubilee Choir.

She is survived by one daughter, Ernestine L. (Darryl) Williams, Belton, SC; five sons, Emmanuel (Amilia) Williams, Hartwell, GA; Jeffrey Williams, Anderson, SC; Robert (Koren) Williams, Augusta, GA; Rickey and Mark Williams, both of the home; sister, Margaret (Robert) Holmes, Baltimore, MD.