Peggy Smith

Peggy Jane Clontz Smith, 96, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

Mrs. Smith was born in Buncombe County to the late Thomas Crawford Clontz and Myrtle Catherine Pressley Clontz. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Ralph Floyd Smith; two sisters, Myrtle Lee Gosnell and Dorothy Frady and a brother, Jack Clontz.

Peggy was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church for 94 years.

She is survived by her four children, Steven Smith (Alice); David Smith (Mary), Richard “Rick” Smith and Janet Kuykendall all of Asheville; one sister, Tommy Ledbetter; 9 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Calvary Episcopal Church with Reverend Todd Donatelli officiating. Burial will follow in the church’s cemetery.

Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family