Shirley Smith

Burlington, NC Shirley Ann Carr Smith, age 75, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Wayne County and the wife of the late Gary Lester Smith. Shirley was a member of Grove Park Baptist Church and the Bykota Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Baptist Women on Mission. Shirley was a lady of great faith facing her many physical challenges with optimism and joy. She was a petite lady with a radiance that will never be forgotten by all who knew and loved her. Survivors include her daughter, Kimberly Carr Clarke of Portland, Oregon and a son, Johnathan Hugh Taylor of Sacramento, California; grandchildren, Andy Sornsen, Bobbie Sornsen, Shannon Cornell, Amanda Taylor and Michelle Taylor, great grandchildren, Cody and Michael Sornsen; sisters, Inez Carr of Wilmington, NC and Virginia Melton of Asheville, NC; brother, Hugh Carr of Bowling Springs, NC and a sister-in-law, Judy Whitt of Hickory, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, Victor and Eliza Weddle Carr; sister, Juanita Sykes. A Celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Dr. Gene Hunsinger and the graveside service will be held at Catawba Memorial Park in Hickory, NC at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. The family will receive friends from 9:45 until 10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Grove Park Baptist Church, 108 Trail One, Burlington, NC 27215 or Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.