Ruth Jean Sherron Smith

January 2, 1936 - April 7, 2019

Ruth Jean Sherron Smith was born January 2, 1936 in Durham, North Carolina to Thomas Wesley Sherron and Jane Martin Sherron. Ruth passed away at home at the age of 83 on April 7, 2019. Ruth received her AA degree from Sacred Heart College in Belmont, North Carolina, where she regularly made the dean’s list. As a young woman, she was a member of the marketing administrative secretarial pool at Radiation Inc., in Cape Canaveral, Florida where she caught the eye of her soon to be husband, William Mobley Smith, Jr. They were married for 57 years. Her continual support of her husband Bill allowed him to have a very successful career moving 19 times including Canada, North Carolina and California. Following her husband’s retirement they returned to North Carolina where Ruth was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. As members, both she and Bill enjoyed preparing the meal for Wednesday Night Supper. She volunteered at UNC Hospital as well as Meals on Wheels. She and Bill moved to Cross City, Florida in June of 2017, to be close to family. She enjoyed doing needlepoint, playing Bridge, shopping and was an avid animal lover. Anyone who visited them in their various homes will comment she was the “hostess with the mostess”. She was preceded in death by her parents and the love of her life, William Mobley Smith, Jr. Ruth is survived by her son, William Mobley Smith II and daughter-in-law, LauraMary Smith, her brothers-in-law, John Morgan Smith, Sr. (Charlotte), Steve Rains (Donna) and Mark Rains (Gail) and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial Services will be held at 11am Saturday, April 13, 2019, graveside at the Cross City Cemetery with Rev. Mike Brown officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Haven Hospice http://beyourhaven.org/ and Gideon’s International https://gideons.org/ Arrangements have been placed under the care of Rick Gooding Funeral Home Cross City, Florida 325-498-5400 and Chiefland, Florida 352-493-0050. Please sign the online guest book at: rickgoodingfuneralhomes.com