Mrs. Dorothy Mae (Layton) Smith Obituary (1933

BEAUFORT, SC - In profound sorrow we announce the passing of Mrs. Dorothy Mae Layton Smith, 84 of Beaufort, SC, who entered into eternal rest on Saturday morning, September 8, 2018. She is the widow of Mr. Major Smith and a retired Phlebotomist and Laboratory Technician. She is the daughter of the late Rev. John Henry Layton and the late Florence Washington Layton. She is the sister of Lucinda L. DeLoach (the late Samuel, Sr.), the late Henrietta L. Green (the late Benjamin) and the late Arthur Benjamin. She is the aunt of Samuel DeLoach, Jr. (Carlyn), Arnold DeLoach, Franklin DeLoach, Ayesha Brown, Lisa Green and the late Sandra DeLoach. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Psalm 8 Dorothy M. Smith daughter of the late Elder John H. Layton and Florence Washington Layton was born October 2,1933, at Stuart Point South Carolina. Early into Saturday morning of September 8, 2018, God sent his angels from above to get her and bring home. At an early age, she was baptized and became a member of Allen A.M.E. Church in Burton SC. While there she served faithfully on the usher board. After moving to New York, she completed her Medical Training with the State of New York. She began her formal education at the Old Shanklin School in Burton SC which she completed the highest grade and graduated. She received her Medical Training from the State New York and worked for the New York State Mental Hospital for over a decade as a Phlebotomist and Laboratory Technician. In New York is where she met the love of her life, Major Smith, which preceded her in death. The marriage lasted for over five decades. God gives each person a gift and hers was that of nurtured caregiver and homemaker. She provided this not to her own family but others as well neighbors and friends. She served as a Steward of Allen A.M.E Episcopal Church and often sang in the Senior Choir for over two decades. She worked at the Chelsea Comprehensive Health Care of Okatie SC as a Phlebotomist, and Lab Technician until retirement. Dorothy was preceded in death by her sister, Henrietta L. Green, brother, Arthur Benjamin, and niece, Sandra DeLoach. Her memory will forever be cherished in our hearts and of those who she came in contact with. She was always a no non-sense person and treated everyone with respect and dignity. She leaves to mourn her passing a sister Lucinda L. DeLoach of Burton SC and three nephews Samuel DeLoach, Jr. (Carlyn) of Walterboro SC, Arnold DeLoach of Columbia, SC and Franklin DeLoach of Woodbridge, VA and two nieces Ayesha Brown of Lady's Island SC and Lisa Green of New York. A host of cousins and other relatives and friends.