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Angier, NC: Mrs. Patricia Parrish Smith, age 75, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM-Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson, NC. Dr. Elvin Butts will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson, NC.
Mrs. Smith was born in Wake County, NC to the late Kenneth and Alene Hicks Parrish. Alongside her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Earl Smith, grandson, Drew Smith, daughter-in-law, Lisa Smith and several siblings. Mrs. Smith was a retired secretary and also was the owner of United Electric, Angier, NC. She was a member of Friendly Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Angier, NC.
Survivors include her sons, Ronald Earl Smith, Glenn Smith and wife, Caroline; grandchildren, Tyler Smith and Dalton Smith; sisters, Sue Williford, and Betty Wall; brothers, Louis Parrish and Richard Parrish; many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 9:45AM-10:45AM, Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson, NC.
Flowers are welcomed.
The family appreciates your thoughts and prayers.
Arrangements by Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson, NC.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
301 W. Main Street, Benson, NC 27504
Memories and condolences can be left on the obituary at the funeral home website.


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