January 7, 2021, 70, Dudley –

Barbara Jean Smith Spicer, age 70, resident of the Dudley area, passed away early Thursday morning, January 7, 2021 at Genesis Care Center in Mount Olive.

Barbara had been a homemaker and child day-care provider.

She is survived by a son, Paul Anthony Spicer of North Dakota; her mother, Ludie Hyatt Smith of Garner; and her siblings, Sandra Joan Smith Davidson of Frederick, MD, James Gary Smith of Azle, Texas, William Anthony Smith of Frederick, MD, Eric Franklin Smith of Frederick, MD, Tony Lynn Smith of Richmond, Va., and Sylvia Diane Smith Gavin of Severna Park, MD.

Barbara Jean was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Allen Spicer; her husband, Clyde “Peanut’ Spicer; her father, James Henderson Smith; and a nephew, James Patrick Davidson.

Barbara’s life will be remembered in a simple graveside service to be held Monday, January 11, at 2 p.m at the Holmes – Smith Cemetery, 2722 Indian Springs Road, Seven Springs, NC.