Obituary

Sharon Lynn Yates Smith
(April 25, 1950 - January 28, 2016)

SHARON LYNN YATES SMITH, 65, of Ona, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord Thursday, January 28, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, by Pastor Paul Meadows. Entombment will follow at Forest Memorial Park, Milton. She was born April 25, 1950, in Milton, a daughter of the late Morris E. and Clara Blake Yates. She formerly worked at WEMM Radio, Forest Memorial Park, and was a member of Beulah Ann Missionary Baptist Church. She was host of Woman to Woman Radio Ministry for over 21 years. Her ministry encouraged many listeners and helped promote ministries at Hope Pregnancy Care Center, Lincoln County, and Lily's Place in Huntington. She taught monthly Bible studies at Teays Center, North Poplar Fork Road, Hurricane, and has continued to promote other women's ministries in the Tri-State area. She was preceded in death by her son, Brent Smith and two brothers, Jerry and Roy Yates. Sharon is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Harold McFarland Smith; one daughter and son-in-law, Carrie Susan and Dr. Tim Keizer of Aurora, Ill.; grandchildren Johanna Clair and Lauren Joy Keizer. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Sunday at the Wallace Funeral Home, Milton.