Barbara J. Smith

Barbara J. (Gordon) Smith, 66, of 711 Fir Spring Drive, Waynesboro, died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 in her home. She was in failing health for the past two years and critically ill for the past week.

Born Jan. 22, 1942 in Fulton County, she was the daughter of the late Irvin William and Ella May (Miller) Gordon. She lived her early life in Hancock, Md.

Mrs. Smith graduated from Hancock High School with the Class of 1959.

She and her husband, Kenneth H. Smith, were married April 29, 1972 in Hagerstown, Md. Prior to moving to the present residence in August 2005, they lived in State Line, Pa.

Mrs. Smith retired from General Motors Corp. in Martinsburg, W.Va. in 1994.

She was a former member of Faith Christian Fellowship Church in Williamsport, Md., where she served on the Mission Board and the Hospitality Committee. She also attended Otterbein Church in Waynesboro.

She enjoyed sewing for Cumberland Valley Relief Center in Chambersburg

Mrs. Smith enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking, interior decorating, entertaining people and being around her family.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Kathy L. Reid of Clear Spring, Md. and Lori A. Smith of Waynesboro; one son, Kevin L. Dicken of Bedford; one step daughter, Kelli S. Smith of Lugoff, S.C.; three grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; one great-grandson; a sister, Carol E. Robinson of Mercersburg; a brother, John I. Gordon of Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Florence Ridenour, Lenora Neuhouser and Rosalie Everets; and four brothers, William "Bill" Gordon, Clarence "Bud" Gordon, Lester Gordon and Carl Gordon.

Services were held the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 20 in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro, with Rev. Paul A. Martin officiating.

Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 at Stevens Chapel Cemetery in Monroe Township of Bedford County near Mattie.

Memorial contributions may be made to: American Heart Association, 417 Phoenix Drive, Suite A, Chambersburg, PA 17201 or American Lung Association, 3001 Old Gettysburg Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011 or Hospice of the Good Shepherd, 2700 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17202.