Bethany J Robb

LEXINGTON - Bethany Jordan Jones James Smith Robb, 94, passed into paradise on Sunday, November 8, 2015. She was at home with her children, sisters, and other family members as they held her and sang hymns. She was born on April 19, 1921, the second of 12 children of Jacob Rowell and Bessie Jordan Jones. She was predeceased by her first husband, Oliver Bennett James, Sr. and her second husband, Dr. Howard Smith. She is survived by her current husband, Kenneth Robb, and four children: Janis James Allen, Phyllis James, Oliver Bennett James, Jr., and Pamela James Hart. She left behind seven grandchildren, Bethany Allen Parler, Kimberly Allen Landrum, Berry Whetstone Crim, Jordan Crim Boggs, Jennifer Thompson Mills, Oliver Bennett James, III, and Thomas DuBose James as well as eight great-grandchildren. Three of her 11 siblings survive her: Trudy Jones Case Shockley, Della Jones Kirkland, and Yvonne Jones Stokes.

Bethany was a current member of Lexington United Methodist Church, a past member of Conway United Methodist Church and a former member of Pisgah United Methodist Church in Horry County, S.C. She served as a Sunday school teacher, pianist, organist, and an officer in the Methodist Women’s Missionary Society. She was a member of the Pilot Club and Medical Auxiliary of Conway Hospital.

Visitation will be held at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Funeral services and burial will be held on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Pisgah United Methodist Church, Aynor, S.C.

Pallbearers are Berry Whetstone Crim, Oliver Bennett James, III, Thomas DuBose James, Julian Asbury Reynolds Narboni, Tony E. Mills, John D. Landrum, and Jarrod C. Boggs. Honorary pallbearer is Eddie B. Dix.

Bethany loved family, church, and community. Her interests were music, flowers, gardening, and service to the needy. She was a loved and cherished mother who taught her children the Christian faith, consideration for others, the value of manners, the importance of a good education, and the moral concept of self-responsibility.