Barbara Ann Smith Evans
January 15, 1930 ~ March 30, 2022
Born in:
Buncombe Co., NC
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Barbara Ann Smith Evans, 92, of Asheville, passed peacefully into her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
A native of Buncombe Co., Barbara was a daughter of the late Hugh Samuel Smith and Claudia Smith Feimster. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Evans, and her sister, Lois June McLean.
Mrs. Evans loved children, and worked as a 2nd Grade Teacher’s Assistant at Vance Elementary for many years. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church, serving her church family and the Lord faithfully. She was a prayer warrior, supportive of missions, and devoted half of her life as a widow to support her family. She was a great cook and loved her family.
Surviving are her daughter, Susan Vance (Michael); son, Robert Alan Evans; grandchildren, Tara Hurst (Mike), Heather Shaw (Tim), Adam Guice (Sherry), Jessica Lukas (Steven), and Tyler Littrell (Shalom); and great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Aleigha, Evan and Annie Guice, Ashlyn and Logan Hurst, Jaxson Lukas, Ava-Reese Shaw, and Eliza-Shae Littrell.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at West Asheville Baptist Church, with Rev. Adam Guice, Rev. Tyler Littrell and Rev. Mike Hurst, grandsons, officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hills Cemetery.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the West Asheville Baptist Missions Fund, 926 Haywood Rd., Asheville, NC 28806.
Services
Visitation: April 2, 2022 11:00 am
West Asheville Baptist Church
926 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806
828-252-3535
Funeral Service: April 2, 2022 12:00 pm
West Asheville Baptist Church
926 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806
828-252-3535
Burial: April 2, 2022 1:00 pm
Green Hills Cemetery
25 New Leicester Hwy.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-9831
Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-3535
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
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Precious Barbara lived a life of kindness, love, compassion, joy and faith. Her legacy continues in each of you family members. How proud she was of all her family and most of all, her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Praying God will comfort each of you with His peace and His promises. Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain…
Alan and Susan I am very sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. Over the years she was one of the kindest sweetest women I ever knew. I know heaven is brighter today because she is there. My prayers are for you and your families.
What a beautiful witness she was for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She has heard the words from Jesus “my good and faithful servant.” God bless and comfort the family.
This precious lady was so beautiful, inside and out. I remember many years together with she and Bob at WABC. Always faithful to the Lord and His church, she was a reflection of the Savior in her life. May the Lord give you, her family, the comfort and peace you seek as you fondly remember and reflect on her life with you. She has left a lasting legacy for each of you. Thinking of you today with love and prayers. Priscilla Morgan
Michael Hurst’s Weaverville NC family!
I was so blessed to have known Barbara, such a sweet, beautiful and humble lady.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you, and we love you. Sherry & Jay
We were so sorry to hear about Barbara’s passing. We know where she is but sure will be missed by her family and friends. I have so many good memories of her. Our prayers will be with your family. She was such a sweet lady and she loved her Lord.
Barbara was a dear, lifelong friend of our family