Evelyn Carlton Smith, age 76, of Kenansville, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC.

 Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 19, 2026 at 2:00pm at the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, 472 Wells Town Road, Rose Hill, NC. A public viewing will be held for family and friends from 1:00pm until 1:50pm. (prior to the service)  Burial will follow immediately after the service at Rose Hill Funeral Home Cemetery, 1462 S. Kenansville By-Pass, Magnolia, NC.

Left to cherish her precious memories: three daughters, Cynthia Smith of Willard, NC, Ruby Smith of Warsaw, NC, and Evelyn Smith of Rose Hill, NC; eight grandchildren; one sister, Sue Blake of Warsaw, NC; a special niece, Catherine Newkirk of Magnolia, NC, other relatives and friends that will miss her dearly.