Barbara Wyatt

Barbara Smith Wyatt 87, of 214 Gatewood Rd., Providence, NC died on Tuesday September 6, 2022, at Carilion Hospital in Roanoke VA after a decline in health for the past few months. She was born in Halifax County, VA. on February 16, 1935, to the late Andrew Jackson “Shug” Smith and Elsie Irene Clay Smith. She spent most of her life in Caswell County, NC. She retired from Belk’s Department store in Danville, VA and worked in the Danville City School System in the cafeteria. She was a faithful member of Gatewood Baptist Church in Providence, NC. She enjoyed gospel music and traveling with her husband, brother Samuel and his wife Ann in their early years. Ms. Wyatt married Linwood O. Wyatt on May 3, 1956, who passed away on December 20, 2014. In addition to her husband and parents; brothers, Samuel, James, George, and Edward “Pete” Smith and sisters, Lucy Langford, Beatrice Norton, Effie Wells and Myrtle Dunevant also predeceased her. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Special friends Phyllis Wyatt and Cecil Wray thank you for your many acts of kindness. Funeral service will be conducted on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 3:00 pm at Gatewood Baptist Church, 182 Gatewood Rd., Providence, NC with Pastor Adrian Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Providence, NC. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 3:00 pm at the church before the funeral service.