Ruth Thomas Smith (Tommie) Baldwin

Ruth Thomas Smith (Tommie) BaldwinRidgeland, SCRuth Thomas Smith (Tommie) Baldwin, 83, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC.She was born on July 10, 1928 in Orangeburg, SC to the late Thomas Mazyck Smith and Eunice Ulmer Smith.In 1993, she retired as a school teacher after 27 years. She taught at Grays and Ridgeland Schools as well as Thomas Heyward Academy. She was a graduate of Ridgeland High School and Furman University, class of 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree; member, Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma; member of Azalea Garden Club and a very active member of Ridgeland Baptist Church. She was actively involved in local and statewide civic affairs. She enjoyed playing Bridge and was a member of two Bridge clubs. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren and her friends. She is survived by her daughter, Sheryl (Sherri) Baldwin (Rick) Hinely of Chapin, SC; sons, Thomas Smith (Tammy) Baldwin of Columbia, SC; Frank Eugene (Gene) Baldwin, III of Hilton Head Island, SC; Percy (Tripp) Mondell (Brenda) Berry, III of Beaufort, SC; five granddaughters, Shelley Baldwin (Chris) Vail of Santa Barbara, CA; Blair Baldwin of Myrtle Beach, SC; Shannon Whitehead (Edens) Dennis of West Columbia, SC; Jordon Whitehead of Myrtle Beach, SC; Caroline Baldwin of Columbia, SC; one grandson, Frank Thomas Fenwick Baldwin of Columbia, SC; great granddaughter, Scarlett Annslee Vail of Santa Barbara, CA and sister, Mrs. Margaret (Bouncie) (Joe) Lista of Aiken, SC. She was married for over 30 years to the late Frank E. Baldwin, Jr. who passed away in 1998.Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at the Ridgeland Baptist Church with burial in the Ridgeland Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made in honor of Mrs. Baldwin to The Ridgeland Baptist Church, 1448 Grays Hwy, Ridgeland, SC 29936.Sauls Funeral Home of Ridgeland is assisting the family with their arrangements. (saulsfh.com)