Mrs. Amanda Richardson

Passed 01/01/2023

Mrs. Amanda Smith Richardson, age 75, of Wadesboro, North Carolina departed this life on Sunday, January 1st, 2023 at Novant Health-Matthews Medical Center, Matthews, North Carolina.

She was born on September 4th, 1947 to the late Clifton and Lela Smith.

She accepted Christ at an early age and was a devoted member of Piney Grove Holiness Church, Highway 109 in Wadesboro, North Carolina.

She graduated from West Ansonville High School in 1965. Shortly thereafter, she met and married the late Mr. Nathaniel Richardson and they had one daughter.

Amanda worked in manufacturing most of her adult life until she retired from Medical Specialties in 2019.

In addition to her parents, Clifton and Lela Smith and husband, Nathaniel Richardson, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Marilyn Smith Little and Arwilla Smith Dowell.

Her precious memories will be cherished forever in the hearts of her only daughter, Deborah Hailey (Roger) of Mint Hill, North Carolina; two grandchildren, Kourtney and Korey Hailey of Mint Hill, North Carolina; three sisters, Annie Ingram and Lillye Horne of Wadesboro, North Carolina and Brenda Smith Williams of Greensboro, North Carolina, two brothers, Clifton Smith Jr. (Bertha) and Glenn Smith (Tabitha) of Wadesboro, North Carolina; one sister-in-law, Ruby Medley of Burnsville, North Carolina; one brother-in-law, Lewis Dowell of Charlotte, North Carolina, and a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

~ Love never says goodbye, she would always say, “See you later!” ~

The Homegoing Services will be on Sunday, January 8, 2023, 2:00pm, Smith's Memorial Chapel, 604 Salisbury Street, Wadesboro, North Carolina. Interment will be in the family plot of the Piney Grove Church of God Cemetery, Highway 109, Wadesboro, North Carolina.

The Richardson Family will greet family and friends on Sunday, January 8, 2023 from 1:30-2:00pm at Smith's Memorial Chapel.

The public viewing for Mrs. Richardson will be on Saturday, January 7, 2023 from 3:30-5:30pm at Smith's Funeral Home, 604 Salisbury Street, Wadesboro, North Carolina.