Coach Otis Lee Smart Jr. entered into rest on Saturday, July 11, 2026.  Funeral service will be held on Monday, July 27, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church.  Interment will be Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Long Branch Cemetery, Gifford, SC.  Survivors are his wife, Viola Manigo-Smart; three sons, Otis Smart, Michael Smart, Jason Smart (Jelessa Smith); grandchildren, Savana Smart, Dorian Smart, Manigo Smart, Daymon Armstrong; sister, Marie Gordon; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.  Coach Smart may be viewed on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Williams Funeral Home, Hephzibah, from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

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Williams Funeral Home, 2945 Old Tobacco Road, Hephzibah, GA 30815