Barbara Smith Davidson

Chesterfield, SC

          Mrs. Barbara Smith Davidson, age 89, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Ruby Baptist Church by Pastor Ronald Thurman and Nathan Gardner with burial to follow in the Thompson Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Saturday, prior to the service in the church fellowship hall.

          Mrs. Davidson was born May 15, 1933 in Carlton, GA a daughter of the late Sidney Dewitt and Vedie Ethel Page Smith. She was a retired employee of Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority of Cheraw, SC and a member of Ruby Baptist Church. A lady with a deep faith, Barbara was an avid prayer warrior and enjoyed attending God’s house. She also enjoyed working in her flower gardens, crocheting, and traveling to the mountains.

          In addition to her parents, Mrs. Davidson was also preceded in death by her husband, J.T. Davidson; son, J. Todd Davidson; and daughter, Sheila June Davidson; brothers, Bill Smith, Grady Smith, and Hugh Smith; sisters, Sue Bromirski, Doris Major, Betty Byrd, and Sidney Carol Matthews.

          Survivors include her children, Deronda (Sam) Bradford of Charleston, SC, Glenda (Eugene) Gunning of Cincinnati, OH, Janet (Bill) Mintz of Chesterfield, SC, and Amy (Steve) Burch of Wagram, NC; grandchildren, John Gunning, Read Bradford, Jenny Gunning, Ellis Bradford, Morgan Burch, Allison Parker, Mary Parker Hall, Clint Burch, and Clay Burch; 15 great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mary Jo Davidson of Chesterfield, SC; and cherished nieces and nephews on both the Smith and Davidson side.

          In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Regency SouthernCare Hospice of Chesterfield, 205 E. Main Street, Chesterfield, SC 29709; or Ruby Baptist Church, P.O. Box 5, Ruby, SC 29741; or to Thompson Creek Baptist Church “Cemetery Fund,” 3403 Wamble Hill Rd, Chesterfield, SC 29709

          Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield, SC (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Davidson family.