CHRISTINE W. SMITH
May 14, 1925-Dec. 10, 2014
Christine Warrick Smith, 89, died early Wednesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.
Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Maybell Bordeaux Warrick, and wife of the late Rev. J. Waldo Smith.
She was a member of Hood Swamp Friends Meeting Church. A dedicated preacher's wife, she and her husband served numerous churches across North Carolina.
She was formerly employed with Clinard's Dress Shop and Howell's Child Care Center.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hood Swamp Friends Church, with the Rev. Morris Smith, the Rev. Jeff Deese and the Rev. George Lee officiating. A private burial will be held in Thad Smith Family Cemetery.
Family members will greet friends Saturday at the church fellowship one hour prior to the service.
Christine is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Gloria and L.L. Simmons of Snow Hill and Pam and Dennis Atkins of Asheville; a brother, Haywood Warrick of Charlotte; a sister, Edna Breshears of Goldsboro; four grandchildren, Kevin and Rhonda Simmons, Ashley and Patsy Simmons, Chris and Doug Muckler and Clark and Holly Atkins; and nine great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by two special nieces, Margie Barnett and Patricia Faulk Batten, both of whom she loved and cared for in their youth and considered them as "daughters;" a special family friend, Charlie K. Johnson, whom she recognized as her "adopted son;" and finally a great-nephew, Ven Faulk. She loved and respected him for as long as she lived, and he was always there when she needed him.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Parks, Michael Peele, Clarence Barnett, Keith Gooding and Billy Gooding.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to 3HC/Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court, Goldsboro, N.C., 27534.
The family wishes to express its humblest gratitude for the excellent tender, gentle and loving care provided our mother during the time she was at Kitty Askins.
Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family, and online condolences may be directed to www.shumate-faulk.com.
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Published in Obituaries on December 11, 2014 1:48 PM