Patricia A. Smith

Patricia A. Smith

Patricia Ann Smith, 64, of Waynesboro, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 5, 2010.

Born August 16, 1946 in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late William Leroy and Ruby Virginia (Hoy) Flynn.

She was a graduate of Waynesboro High School and was employed for 19 years as a Substance Abuse Counselor at New Hope Detox for Valley Community Services Board where she helped rehabilitate countless individuals in their fight against alcohol and drugs.

She is survived by her former husband, John Thomas Smith Jr. of Waynesboro; her children, Samuel Wayne Smith and his wife, Antha Dawn Smith, of Staunton, and Candy Dawn Mitchell of Waynesboro; her granddaughter, Jessica Lee Mitchell of Waynesboro; and her two brothers, Donny Franklin Flynn and Stephen "Butterball" Leroy Flynn, both of Waynesboro.

Reynolds and Hamrick Funeral Home and Crematory, Waynesboro, will be handling arrangements.

At her request there will be no memorial service and burial will be private.

Memorials may be directed to her favorite charity, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which can be made online at www.stjude.org or by mail at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Please reference Account #27022625 when you make a donation.


This obituary was originally published in the News Virginian.