Mrs. Grace Susan Smith, age 86, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020 in Jackson. Mrs. Smith was born March 2, 1934 in Milmay, New Jersey to the late Erocle and Marie DeLuca Pietrocante. She was married to the late Joseph Smith for 51 years before his passing in 2002. She was a seamstress and they owned and operated 60 Minute Cleaners in Ft. Pierce, Florida for 50 years. During that time Mrs. Smith was the secretary and treasurer for: Pop Warner Football, Ft. Pierce National Little League, and Westwood High School Booster Club. She was loving known as “Mom-Mom” by everyone who knew her. She attended Scotts Hill Baptist Church. Besides her parents and her husband, Mrs. Smith was also preceded in death by one daughter, Joyce A. Terezakis; a son-in-law, Herbert L. Carter; and two grandchildren, Michelle Carter Negron and Tracy Carter Gomes. Survivors include her son, Joseph R. Smith; her daughter, Grace Carter; her son-in-law, Thomas Terezakis; her sister, Madeline Merlock; five grandchildren, Randy Carter, Katie Slay, Ricky Smith, Kari Terezakis, and Michael Terezakis; eleven great grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. The family has chosen cremation and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Pafford Funeral Home of Lexington is in charge of arrangements.
