Donna W. Smalley

Donna W. Smalley, 87, of Summerville, widow of William B. Smalley passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at The Village of Summerville. A memorial service will be held at The Village of Summerville Chapel, Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 2 pm with a gathering of friends and family preceding the service from 1 pm – 2 pm. Donna was born on October 23, 1928 in Rockford, IL daughter of the late Howard I. Williams and Laura (Cleveland) Williams. Donna’s quick and infectious smile lit up the room and she was affectionately known to many as ‘Mrs. Smiley’. She enjoyed traveling, reading, crossword puzzles, playing cards and gardening. She was a great supporter of The Friends of the Library and often volunteered at the library. Her family was most important to her and she was blessed with being able to hold and love her first great grandchild last summer. She will be dearly missed by: her daughter, Cheryl “Sherry” Lilley of Ladson; three grandchildren, Benjamin (wife Jennifer Pasco) Smalley of Madison, WI, Jacob D. Lilley of Whitefish, MT, Lauren S. Price of Glen Allen, VA; great granddaughter; Henrietta “Hattie” L. Smalley; sister, Audrey W. Shafer of St. Petersburg, FL; nieces and nephews, Terry (Shafer) Perry, Jenny (Shafer) Neal, Rob Shafer, Tony Shafer; son-in-law, F. Kelly Price; daughter-in-law, Susan B. Smalley; future son-in-law, Kent R. Gramke. She was preceded in death by: her husband, William B. Smalley; daughter, Christine (Smalley) Price; son, Scott W. Smalley; brother-in-law, Gene Shafer. Donna’s family would like to thank Dr. Castellone and the staff at The Village of Summerville, Vicki Brown and the staff of Hospice of Charleston for all their wonderful care and support. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to ‘A Ride to Remember’ South Carolina 2016 (www.aridetoremember.org) under the participant name ‘Wayne Wallace’ (benefits Alzheimer’s Association) or Hospice of Charleston, 4975 Lacross Rd., Ste 200, N. Charleston, SC 29406. A memorial message ma.y be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 (843)873-4040.

Donna W. Smalley

October 23, 1928 - April 20, 2016