Barbara Smith Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barbara Smith of Iron Station, North Carolina, who passed away on November 16, 2024, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Smith to pay them a last tribute.

As we bid Barbara farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Barbara is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Roland Craig Ballard, Sr. and Lelia Florine Bynum Ballard. She is survived by: her husband Harold Franklin Smith; her children, Brad Smith (Deanna), Lea Ann Edwards (Al) and Chris Miller (Monty); and her granddaughter Brittany.