Barbara Smith Pennington Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barbara Smith Pennington of Leland, Mississippi, who passed away on July 29, 2025, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Smith Pennington to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Barbara Smith farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Barbara Smith is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Herman Smith and Malissa Smith; and her sisters, Dorothy McLaurin and Loving Mae Smith. She is survived by: her husband Rudolph Pennington; her son Antonio Pennington (Kim); her granddaughter Kourtney Pennington; her siblings, Lloyd Smith, Dewayne Kyle, Terry Martin, Hermanell Smith and Iris Smith; and her caregiver Bertha Palmer.