ROCK HILL — Mrs. Linda Smith McGarity, 60, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009, at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2009, at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel, with the Rev. Jack Basie officiating.

A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. McGarity was a daughter of the late James Desportes Smith and the late Mary Ruth Reinhardt Smith. She was in the medical field of work for 29 years, with 22 years with the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. She was of the Presbyterian faith.

She is survived by her husband, Timothy K. McGarity; three sons, Todd McGarity and wife, Steffanie, of Hoover, Ala., Jason McGarity of Tallahassee, Fla., and Brett McGarity of Summerville, S.C.; two brothers, Jake D. Smith of Isle of Palms, S.C., and Joseph "Pat" Smith of Rock Hill; sister, Jeannie Bearden of Rock Hill; two grandsons, Nicholas McGarity and Zachary McGarity; and a granddaughter, Haley McGarity.

The family will receive friends following the service, and at other times at the home of Joseph "Pat" Smith, 1203 Doral Court in Rock Hill.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House, P.O. Box 993, Rock Hill, SC 29731.

Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel is assisting the McGarity family and condolences may be made at www.greenefuneralhome.net.