Mary Lillian Smith Myrick

Springfield – Mary Lillian Smith Myrick, 88, passed away November 11, 2026 at Effingham Extended Care after a short illness.

The Effingham County native was a lifelong active and dedicated member of Silver Hill United Methodist Church, now the Silver Hill Church, that she loved with all her heart and loved the people there just as much. She served in numerous capacities including, Sunday School Teacher, secretary, U.M.W., and starting a kid’s club. She was a loving caregiver for countless people in the community over the years. Her greatest love was spending time with her family and will be dearly missed by them all. She had a close circle of friends but had a heart for everyone and never met a stranger, and would witness to everyone that she came in contact with.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Lillian Smith; brothers, Talmadge Smith and Henley Smith; father of her children, Hilton Myrick; and 3 infant sisters, Emma, Elizabeth, and Annette.

Survivors include her children, Robbie Baker (Kim), Charlotte Annette Price, Monica Rahn, and Alan Myrick; grandchildren, Jeremie Baker, Kelly Chanes (Nelson), Erin Dickey (Kenneth), Harley Price (Debra), Cortney Marcum, Whitney Croft, Logan Rahn, Bridgett Mays (Harley), Ashley Myrick, and Brook Myrick; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Patricia Huffine; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2026 at Strickland Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 14, 2026 at Silver Hill Church.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Remembrances may be given to the Silver Hill Church, P.O. Box 126, Clyo, GA 31303.

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. 912-754-6421