Ann Patrick Smith

Ann Patrick Smith, of Asheville, died Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals, surrounded by her family. A native of Lumberton, NC, she was a daughter of the late Hunter and Bernice Britt Patrick. She was one of the first co-eds at North Carolina State University School of Architecture. She was a draftsman with the North Carolina State Highway Department and designed several homes in Biltmore Park. She was a volunteer with the Little Theater Group of Newberry, SC, Meals on Wheels and the American Cancer Society. She is survived by her husband, C.W. "Bill" Smith; one daughter, Amy Hughes and her husband, John, of Tallahassee, FL; one son, Patrick Smith of Milledgeville, GA and his daughter, Melissa. She is also survived by two sisters, Mary Mac Holcombe of Ocean Isle Beach, NC and Barbara Norman of IN, four grandchildren, Nicole, Rachel, Lindsay and Melody Hughes; two great-grandchildren, Melina and Melody as well as several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 21, 2011 in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with the Reverend Ed Graham officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.