SALTVILLE, Va. Gina Hogston Smith, 51 passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Gina was preceded in death by her mother, Opal Hayden Hogston and was a retired school teacher at Rhea Valley Elementary School. She was a 1980 Graduate of R.B. Worthy High School and a 1986 Graduate of Emory and Henry College. Gina was a member of the First Church of God Allison Gap. Survivors include her husband of 32 years, Jeffrey L. Smith; her two daughters, Diana Lynn Smith of Saltville, Va., and Jade Nicole Smith of the home; her father, Charles J. Hogston of Saltville, Va.; brother, Gary and Kathy Hogston of Merced, Calif.; sisters, Nancy and T.O. Miller of Chilhowie, Va., and Pam and Ronnie Doane of Saltville, Va.; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Jeanette Clear, Lori Worley Shuler, Elizabeth Barker; and her work family at Rhea Valley Elementary School. Funeral services for Gina Hogston Smith will be conducted 8 p.m. Friday, October 11,2013, at the First Church of God Allison Gap with Pastor Kenny Howard and Pastor Dale Strange officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. prior to the services. Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2013, at the Mount Rose Cemetery. Men of the Church will serve as pallbearers. The family would like to offer a special thank you to Dr. Sue Prill and Dr. Michael Rowell of Bristol, the Nebraska Medical Center, Professor Richard Baum in Germany and Dr. Joan Botha at Wet Water Springs, Johannesburg, South Africa Online condolences may be sent to drhendersonfuneralhome.com D.R. Henderson funeral home in Saltville is serving the Smith family.
Posted in Obituaries on Friday, October 11, 2013 12:00 am.