Ronald Claude Smith

February 11, 1941 - May 4, 2020

Ronald C. Smith age 79, of Pounding Mill, Virginia passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020 at a Roanoke, Virginia hospital following a battle with cancer. He was born in Mercer County, West Virginia and was the son of the late Claude Smith and Sally Maude Fletchman Smith. He was a graduate of Richlands High School and was a retired member of the Virginia Army National Guard. Ronald had worked many years as a self-employed contractor and was a lifetime resident of the area. Ronald was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Dewayne Smith. Those that remain to carry on his spirit are his: Son, Jeremy Smith and wife, Erin of Cedar Bluff, VA Sister, Sandra Verbridge and husband, Ron of Conyers, GA Grandchildren, Ella Smith and Tucker Smith The funeral service for Ronald C. Smith will be conducted at 7:00pm on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Lance West officiating. Interment will be private, at the Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Virginia. Pallbearers will be Jerry Coleman, Larry Stiltner, Jack Wheeler, Ryan Null, Justin Brooks and Josh Richardson. The family will begin receiving friends, Thursday evening at 6:00 pm until time of service. In keeping with COVID-19 regulations, only ten individuals will be permitted in the funeral home at a time. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.