Richard Douglas Smith

Richard Douglas Smith, 64, passed away Wednesday morning, April 15, 2020, at UNC-Rockingham Health Care in Eden.

A private funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Monday, April 20, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Overlook Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation.

A native of Rockingham County, NC, Richard was born July 16, 1955.  Richard was a former employee of Fieldcrest Mills.  He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and brother and will, surely, be missed.

He is survived by his wife, Janice Ramsey Smith of the home;  sons, John Smith and Daniel Smith, both of the home;  mother, Annie Dyson Smith of Eden;  sisters, Gaye Smith of New York, Annie Mabe of Ruffin, and Candace Southern of Eden;  and brother, William Smith of Madison.

He was preceded in death by his father, Lewis Calvin Smith.

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