Clarence was born in 1949 in Vienna, Georgia to the Rev. C.E. Smith, Jr and Kathleen Howell Smith. Being the son of a United Methodist Minister, he lived in many South Georgia communities as he grew up. He was graduated from Valdosta High School and the Georgia Institute of Technology. He operated a lawn care service in Brunswick. He was a deeply devoted Christian and a student of the Bible. He attended Taylor’s United Methodist Church and Christian Renewal Church
Clarence was preceded in death by his wife, Joan Burch Smith and his parents, the Rev. C. E. Smith, Jr. and Kathleen Howell Smith and his stepmother, Virginia Ripley Smith. He is survived by his daughter, Adrienne Blume Webster, grandchildren Ariana and Aidan Webster, stepdaughter Allyson Wraggs, four brothers and four sisters and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at Taylor’s United Methodist Church in Brunswick at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Donations in his memory may be made to Christian Renewal Church or Taylor’s United Methodist Church of Brunswick.