Mr. Smith Clay Carter 

Mr. Smith Clay Carter, 60, of 1330 Ashley Crossing, Winston-Salem, affectionately known to family and friends as "Smitty," passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 20, 2006, at his residence. He was born on March 8, 1946, in Winston-Salem, the son of Smith Clay Stokes and Lenoir Juanita Carter. He attended the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools and was a retired employee of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., having worked at Whitaker Park and Tobaccoville. He was a member of Carver Road Christian Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher and Bible study teacher. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude Jackson Carter; six children, Michael, Kim, Kenneth, Smith Jr., Steven (Bonita) and Matthew Carter; his mother, Lenoir Carter; 15 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; 11 sisters, Millicent Carter, Joan Carter, Jasmine (Alonzo) Reid, Jacqueline Carter, Carlene Carter, Pamela Carter, Willette Carter, Lenoir Carter, Shelia (Terrance) Langford, Pamela (William) Taylor and Debbie Stokes; aunts Mary Lee Carter and Linda Ann Anderson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at Greater Cleveland Avenue Christian Church, with Bishop Sheldon McCarter officiating. The family visitation will be from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the church.