Rosa M. Smith
(ROANOKE) Rosa M. Smith, 70 of Roanoke, passed away on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, Ga.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, Pierce Smith, Jr.; children, Angela Renae (Gary) Paige Frazier and Shrell (Tony) Dean; stepchildren, Stanley Smith, Shirley (Brian) Trammell, Anita Moody and Lakeychee Burton; sisters, Shirley (James) Haynes, Cynthia Weaver, Wanda J. Allen and Betty Marie (Mike) Haynes; brothers, Michael Haynes, Richard Haynes and Bennie Haynes Jr.; stepmother, Betty Lou Haynes; sisters-in-law, Bobbie Jean Smith, Annie Kate Whitehead, Mattie Lee Tolbert and Annie Frank Joiner; grandchildren, Masika (Quortez) Clark, Sarica Clark, Dejuan Clark, Markel (Tiana) Paige, Marley Paige, Kentrel Paige and Amillion Staples; 22 great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends, including two special neighbors, Retha Mae Hooks and Darrell Brown.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. at Christian Memorial Church in Roanoke with the Rev. Michael Goss, eulogist, and the Rev. Tony Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in Sky View Memorial Gardens in Five Points.
