Delma Lawson Smith, age 78, of Lumberton, passed away at Southeastern Regional Medical Center on Friday, July 13, 2012. She was born in Robeson County on December 7, 1933 to the late Grady Lawson and the late Ida Belle Taylor Lawson. She retired from Jasper Textiles after 38 years of service.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Rony Lee Lawson, Grady Lemuel Lawson, and Howard Clinton Lawson; her sister Dorothy Mae Lawson Lloyd; and her son Barry Smith, Sr.

Ms. Smith is survived by one son, Danny Smith of Lumberton; two daughters, Teresa Driggers and husband, Ronald, of Lumberton, and Brenda Ann Bringle and husband, Ken, of Pembroke; three grandsons, Jeff Britt, Michael Britt, and Trae Kinlaw, all of Lumberton; three great-grandchildren, Kelee Shae Britt, Matthew Dukes, and Joseph ??Jojo? Britt, all of Lumberton; two brothers, Ertle Lawson and wife, Nadine, of Wendell and Harris Lawson and wife, Inez, of Florida; and four sisters, Ruth Davis of Lumberton, Mildred Shumpert and husband, Ralph, of Lumberton, Roxie Cordray and husband, Ray of Ohio, and Marilyn Sealey of Barnesville.

A time of visitation will take place on Sunday, July 15, 2012 from 7:00-9:00 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 E. 5th Street, Lumberton.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 16, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Floyd Memorial Chapel with Rev. Terry Garner and Rev. Harris Lawson officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton.