Charlie Franklin Smith

Charlie Franklin Smith, 85, of 1774 Smith Road in Stoneville, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.

A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, June 27, at Christian View Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will follow in Smith Family Cemetery on Deshazo Mill Road in Ridgeway, VA.

A native of Rockingham County, Mr. Smith was born June 26, 1928 to the late Joe Frank and Ruby Robertson Smith. He was a retired farmer.

He is survived by his son, Barry F. Smith and wife, Lynn, of Stoneville; brother, Ralph A. Smith of Stoneville; sisters, Reba Batton of Wilmington, Lexie S. Glenn and husband, Tom, of Winston-Salem; and two grandsons.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Joe D. and Jamie C. Smith; and two sisters, Eunice Watkins and Mary S. Norman.

The family will receive friends Thursday evening, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, at Christian View Pentecostal Holiness Church and other times at the home of his son, Barry, 1774 Smith Road in Stoneville.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at www. fairfuneralhome.com