Obituary of Virginia Clara Smith

Mrs. Virginia Clara Miller Smith, age 96, of Brownwood Road, Deep Gap, passed away Saturday morning, September 19, 2020. Born September 14, 1924 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Charlie and Mattie Blackburn Miller. Virginia enjoyed bowling and quilting. Mrs. Smith is survived by her son, Steve Smith and wife, Lenoir, of Boomer; grandsons, Phillip Smith and wife, Julie and Eric Smith, all of Boomer, and Douglas Smith of Wilkesboro; great-grandchildren, Ellie & Elijah Smith, Karma Smith, Gabriel Smith and wife, Megan, and Alana, Alexis and Jackson Smith; niece, Jane Pennell; and nephews, Kyle Hollars and Richard Dockery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Smith in 1984. Graveside services for Virginia Smith will be conducted Monday afternoon, September 21st, at 2 o’clock at Mount Lawn Memorial Park & Gardens, officiated by Rev. James Hall. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, NC 27030 Online condolences may be shared at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Smith family.