Charlotte A. Smith, 84, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Charlotte A. Smith
A funeral service will be held on Monday, September 30, at 2:00 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home, with Sammy Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born March 23, 1940, in Front Royal, Virginia, the daughter of the late Leo and Thelma Walker Rhodes.
She retired from the Old Virginia Packing House in Front Royal.
Mrs. Smith was such a joy to be around. She loved to dance with her husband, Robert, and bring a smile to everyone’s face. Her love of family will be long remembered and cherished. She will be greatly missed by her loving family and many dear friends.
Surviving is her dedicated husband of 67 years, Robert E. “Bobby” Smith, Sr.; one daughter, Sharon Talbott and husband James of Front Royal; three sons, Bobby Smith, Jr. and wife Barbara, and Tony Smith and wife Susan, all of Front Royal, and Ritchie Smith and wife Theresa of Florida; one sister, Margaret Fox of Stephens City; 10 grandchildren, whom she loved dearly, Melissa Mills, Robbie Smith, J.J. Talbott, Whitney Edwards, David Smith, Michael Smith, Mark Smith, Mitchell Smith, Dylan Smith, and Maria Smith; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Ray Lee Grim, Jr.; five siblings, Leo “Sonny Boy” Rhodes, Ruth Pomeroy, Gladys Lantzer, Hattie “Tiny” Brinklow, and Greta “June” Furr; and one grandson, Justin Tobin.
J.J. Talbott, Robbie Smith, Mark Smith, Mitchell Smith, Dylan Smith, and Jayson Edwards will be pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Smith and Eli Mills.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, September 30, from 1-2 p.m..
There will be a time of food and fellowship at the Front Royal Fire Department following the graveside service.