Doris Smith Obituary
We bid farewell to Doris Smith of Henderson, North Carolina, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on May 4, 2025 at the age of 79. Doris touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Doris 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 Doris 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, Lonnie Smith and Snowie Malloy; her husband Bill Blackburn; and her sons, Eric Blackburn and Michael Blackburn.
She is survived by: her son Christopher Backburn; her grandchildren, Joshua Blackburn, Mya Blackburn (Jordan), Jesse Blackburn and Dalton Blackburn; and her daughter-in-law Stephanie Combs.