Mary Elizabeth Smith

FAIRVIEW - MARY ELIZABETH SMITH, 39, OF 24 SAYLES TOWN RD. DIED MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2001 AT MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL. A NATIVE OF CHATHAM COUNTY, SHE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR 12 YEARS. SHE WAS A QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR WITH COLLINS AND AIKMAN, INC., AND A GRADUATE OF NC STATE. SHE LOVED HER HORSES AND SHOWED RACKING HORSES. SURVIVING ARE HER HUSBAND, MIKE SMITH OF THE HOME; HER PARENTS, WAYNE AND EMILY BILLINGS SMITH OF MT. GILEAD, NC; SISTER, MARGARET PEACOCK OF LOCUST, NC; NEPHEW, JOSHUA PEACOCK. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 6 PM TUESDAY IN THE ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH THE REV. HOWARD SHOCKLEY OFFICIATING. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SERVICE. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 1 PM WEDNESDAY IN THE BEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, BEAR CREEK, NC. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS IN THE BEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH AT 12:30. MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO THE AMERICAN DIABETIC ASSOC., 434 FAYETTEVILLE STREET MALL, TWO HANNOVER SQUARE, SUITE 1600, RALEIGH, NC 27601.