Joyce McKinney Smith Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Joyce McKinney Smith of Hickory, North Carolina, born in Shelby, North Carolina, who passed away on July 22, 2020, at the age of 97, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Julius Van McKinney and Lois Taub McKinney; her husband Floyd S. Smith; and her grandchildren, Rodney Abernathy, Beth Abernathy and Lauren Smith.
She is survived by: her children, Sylvia Lynn Tolbert (David) of Hickory, Gerry G. Smith (Rosalind) of Hickory and Kevin G. Smith (Teresa) of Hendersonville, TN; her grandchildren, Amy Danner of Cary, NC, Julie Danner Powell (Darrin) of Pittsboro, NC, Angela Smith Grippo of Charlotte, NC, Dustin Smith of Nashville, TN and Brandon Smith of Hickory; her great grandchild Gabriel Grippo; her brother J. V. McKinney of Hickory; and her sibling's children, Diane McKinney Kenoy, Scott McKinney and Randy Mckinney.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 339 2nd Ave. N.W., Hickory, N.C. 28601.
