Frances Phyllis (Clark) Smith

Frances Phyllis Clark Smith, 85, got called home to be the Lord, Friday evening, September 27, 2024, while at the UNC Hospice House in Pittsboro, NC.

A Chatham County native, Frances was born June 3, 1939, to the late Lela Goodman Clark and Lexy Clark. Frances enjoyed growing up on their small dairy farm with her family. She was a 1957 graduate of Pittsboro High School.

In 1961 Frances married and quickly became a military wife. She spent time in Washington State and Puerto Rico with her military husband Gerald Smith. While in Puerto Rico she gave birth to her first son Mike.

She returned home to Chatham County with her small family and gave birth to her second son Greg.

Frances spent many years working at local banks and at UNC-Chapel Hill as a teller.

Frances loved many things: her Lord, her family, and friends, sewing, arts and crafts, gardening, flowers, and both Pleasant Hill and Browns Chapel United Methodist Churches where she in the choir for decades.

Frances was always caring and kind. She was a faithful wife and loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

She was pre-deceased by her parents Lela and Lexy Clark, husband Gerald, sister Peggy Joyce Clark Smith and brother Billy Goodman Clark.

Surviving Frances are sons Michael Ray Smith and Gregory Clark Smith (Marianne), sister Barbara Jean Clark Pugh, grandchildren Kristina, Devin, and Lauren, great grandchildren Lily, Iris, Nicole, Charles, and Hadley -who arrived the day Frances got her wings to heaven. Frances is also survived by several nieces and nephews that brought her great joy.

A service honoring the life and memories of Frances will be held 11 AM on Saturday October 5, 2024, at Browns Chapel United Methodist Church in Pittsboro, with the Reverends Bill Negron and Ray Gooch officiating.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the UNC Jim and Betsy Brown Hospice House in Pittsboro, NC.

Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to serve the Smith family.