Joanna Heba Smith

Joanna Heba Smith, 72, of Reelsboro died Sunday, January 20, 2013, at CarolinaEast Medical Center.

She was a member of 60+ Club were she served as Vice President. She was also active with PAWS.

She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Bill Smith; three sons, Matthew Bubka of Williston, North Dakota, William Smith IV of Tampa, Fla, and Robert Charles Smith of Kallispell, Montana; two daughters, Jane M. Studstill of Brandon, Fla, and Patricia Ann Barters of Tucson, Arizona; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two caregivers, Santa Klotz and Gretchen.

A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 24, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church with Monsignor Gerald Lewis officiating. Interment will follow immediately in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday night at Bryant Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers the family suggested memorial contributions be made to PAWS, PO Box 888, Oriental, NC 28571