Barbara Ann Smith, age 81, of Springfield, MO, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 in her home. She was born June 18, 1934, in Fair Grove, MO, to James and Etta (Wallace) Tracy. She was a member of Fair Grove First Baptist Church. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Smith on November 22, 1952 in Eureka Springs Arkansas. Barbara Retired from Cox Medical Center after twenty-five years of service. Barbara was an avid reader, she enjoyed shopping with her sisters, who were known as the Gray Ladies and traveling with husband and family. The greatest love of her life was spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by loving husband of sixty-two years,Kenneth R. Smith; parents, Auburn and Etta Tracy; sister, Pauline Yonkee; and three brothers, Richard Tracy, James Tracy and Wallace Tracy. She is survived by two sons, Blake Smith and wife Cathy of Strafford and Greg Smith, Springfield; three grandchildren, Zack Smith and wife Michele, Lindsay Dunning and husband Brent, and Eli Gresham; two great-grandchildren, Aria and Quinn Dunning; three sisters, Virginia Johnson, Darline Dill, and Sue Bates; one brother, Vernal Tracy; and a host of family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Greenlawn Funeral Home North with Rev. Dale Rose officiating. Burial will be held in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, MO. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Memorial contributions may be made to the Integrity Hospice. Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO.