ROCKY MOUNT - Sarah Stone Mayo Smith, 47, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2008. She was born June 23, 1961 in Rocky Mount, daughter of Claude Mayo, Jr. and Fay Reynolds Mayo.

Sarah is survived by her husband, William Ervin Smith; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mayo, Jr.; sister, Miriam “Mimi” Mayo Learn, brother in law, Richard Learn; niece, Devin Mayo Learn; her husband’s parents, and Mr. and Mrs. James B. Southerland.

A memorial service was held at 2:00pm, Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at Church of the Good Shepherd. The family received friends on Monday evening from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to the Church of the Good Shepherd or to The Humane Society of Edgecombe and Nash County.

Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Ave., Rocky Mount, NC. On-line condolences may be sent to the Smith and Mayo families by visiting www.wheelerandwoodlief.com.