Ruth Kallam Smith

Ruth Kallam Smith, 98, of 402 E. Main Street, Stoneville passed away Thursday morning, May 7, 2015 at her daughter's home in Ridgeway, VA.

A graveside service will be held 10 am Saturday May the 9th at Smith Family Cemetery on DeShazo Road, Ridgeway, Va.

Mrs. Smith was born September 27, 1916 in Stokes County to the late George and Louvie Kallam. She was a member of Stoneville Baptist Church and active in WMU. Mrs. Smith was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels and she worked at Washington Mills and later retired from Burlington Industries .

She is survived by her daughter, Wanda Lee and husband Rickie of Ridgeway, VA; grandson, James C. Lee and wife Rhonda of Martinsville; granddaughter, Chonda Lee Shupe and husband Ronnie of Greensboro; great grandchildren, Tommy, Ciara, Christa, Cooper, Ahna and Matt; niece, Lee Ann Rierson of Madison; nephew, David Evans of Eden; great nieces, Freda Hembree and Delane Adkins.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James Jefferson Smith and one sister and two brothers.

The family will receive friends after the graveside service.

Memorial contributions may be made to Meals and Wheels, PO Box 1915, Reidsville, NC 27323