Janice Amanda Powell Smith, 81, of Blackshear, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 20, 2023.
Born in Douglas May 18, 1942, she had lived in Pierce County most of her life. She was a 1960 graduate of Coffee County High School. She would go on to attend South Georgia College in Douglas before transferring to the University of Georgia where she received her degree in home economics. Her love of interior decorating led her and her friend, the late Anne Dixon, to open The Basket Barn which they ran for several years. She would later join her husband’s business, Smith’s Pharmacy, by offering home interiors and gifts. She had been a homemaker for the past several years. She loved raising her children and traveling. She was a great cook and had enjoyed playing golf and bridge in her younger days. She was a member of the Blackshear First United Methodist Church.
She was a daughter of the late Roy and Christine Callan Powell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ashley Al Smith; a daughter, Camilla Smith and a son, Barry Smith.
Survivors include her daughter, Amanda (Stevie) Young, Blackshear; a son, Brian (Shawn) Smith, Blackshear; her daughter-in-law, Carri Smith, Mershon; a sister, Jean (Al) Stone, Thomasville; two brothers, Dr. Roy (Kay) Powell Jr., Macon and Kenny (Donna) Powell, Douglas; six grandchildren, Callan Smith (Felipe Cruz), Parker Smith, Claire Naylor, Addison Smith, Jackson Smith and Justin Smith; two great-grandchildren, Camilla Cruz-Smith and Lazarus Cruz-Smith and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Visitation will be held from 2-3 p.m. Sunday, July 23, at the funeral home.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 23, from the Pearson-Dial Chapel with the Rev. Mary Ann Braswell officiating.
Entombment will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Ware County.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Satilla, 808 Evergreen Way, Waycross, GA 31501 or to the First United Methodist Church, PO Box 127, Blackshear, GA 31516.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.com.
Pearson-Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
