Rita S. Smithson Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rita S. Smithson of Lansing, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 88, on June 4, 2020. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Rita S. Smithson to show support.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her mother Mary Lee Combs Smith; her brother Carroll Lee Smith, Sr.; her grandparents, Weldon Thomas Smith and Lucinda; her stepgrandmother Maggie Umphlett Smith Morris; her grandparents, James Clinton Combs and Annie Trueblood Combs; her uncles, Horace Smith and Carlton M. Combs; her aunt Helen Smith Morris; her children, Andrew F. Smithson of Durham, Deborah S. Manning (Rick) of Elizabeth City, Denise S. T. Rothrock (Ken) of Elizabeth City and Donna S. Egan (Robert); her grandson Col. John L. Trueblood (Rebecca Rajfer-Trueblood); her great grandchildren, Robb and Zoe of California; and also, Meredith M. Umphlett (Craig), Layton, Madeline of Elizabeth City, Diane and Crystal.
While flowers are accepted and appreciated, memorial donations may be made to Riverside United Methodist Church, 1400 Edgewood Dr., Elizabeth City, NC 27909, the Area Agency on Aging-Albemarle Commission, 512 S. Church St., Hertford, NC 27944, or Albemarle Hopeline.
