Ms. April LaFay Smith,54, of Lexington, SC, formerly of Eden, died November 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held 3:00p.m. Sunday, November 24, 2019 at St. John United Methodist Church in Eden, NC. Burial will be in Eden Garden Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the church.

April was born February 17, 1965 to the late Robert Johnson, Sr. and the late Janice H. Brim. On November 12, 2019 a chariot of angels came to take April to her heavenly home where she would forever rest in peace. April was a 1983 graduate of Morehead High School in Eden, NC. She served in the United States Army and was a Chaplain Assistant at Hunter Holmes McGuire Home in Richmond, VA until her recent move to South Carolina. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Robert Johnson, Jr., and sister, Janice Johnson. April leaves to cherish her memories: six siblings; Retired CSM Anthony (AnaLyn) of Ewa, Hawaii, Robin, Ronnie (Cynthia), Shirley, Wayne and Wanda Brim of Eden, NC, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.