Ms. Carolyn Smith age 78 of Pembroke, North Carolina was born August 17, 1943, to the late Mr. Guy William Merritt and the late Mrs. Katie Lee Ray Merritt in Robeson County, North Carolina. She departed this life on January 27, 2022, at Firsthealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

She leaves to cherish her memories, two daughters, Donna Woriax and husband Cedric of Pembroke, North Carolina; Pamela Huggins of Lumberton, North Carolina; one sister, Mary Helen Belmain of Red Springs, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Aaron Huggins and wife Kari, Brandon Bryant and wife Kayla, Krendle Bryant and husband Ronnie and Joseph Carter. great -grandchildren, Emma Merritt Huggins, Lillian Grace Arroys, and CJ Bryant. A host of other relatives and friends.