Read powerful words from Hank's niece Irene. Irene Smith, recorded remarks at Hank Williams’ gravesite, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, 9 a.m. Irene Smith: “… and I know that if my mother were standing here looking around this circle, she would express her gratitude for all of the love and devotion and respect that you pay to the life and the memory of her brother, Hank Williams..."