Chester – Susan Smith Rye, age 58, died Friday, August 7, 2020, in the East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, August 10, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. in Pleasant Olive Cemetery in Chester.

Susan was born and had lived most of her life in Dodge County. She was the daughter of the late Rev. J.B. Smith. Susan was an employee at Farmers Furniture in Dublin and a 1980 graduate of Dodge County High School. She was a member of Parkerson Baptist Church in Eastman.

Survivors are her husband, Robert Rye of Chester; her children, Amanda (Josh) Ford and Tam (Kris) Knight of Eastman, James (Heather) Grimes of Helena and Brandon Rye of Chester; her mother, Dorothy Smith of Eastman; her sisters, Cindy Smith, Denise Hunter and Marie (Ronnie) Johnson of Eastman; her brother, Bo Smith of Eastman; grandchildren, Seth Kitchens, Jayde Knight, Little Man Knight, Noah Grimes, Lainey Dominy, Colbie Wilkes and Austin Noles; several nieces and nephews.

The family is at 821 Chester-Cochran Highway, Chester and will greet friends Sunday from 3:00 until 5:00 P.M. at Mathis Funeral Home.