[NFBWV-Talk] Barbara Smith Obituary

[Sheri Koch]

Thank you for posting that Ed

On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 5:59 PM Ed McDonald via NFBWV-Talk <
nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Earlier this afternoon I spoke by phone with our dear friend and
> colleague, Mike Smith, whose wife Barbara passed away on April 8.  Mike
> described Barb as "the love of my life," and he told me in his own wry way,
> "I know where she's at, but I'm jealous."
>
> As many already know, Mike is a long-time leader and former president of
> the National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia.  He and Barb are
> inductees into the NFBWV Hall of Honor.
>
> Their life's work has been the International Christian Braille Mission,
> which relocated in 2016 from Charleston, WV, to the campus of Mike's Alma
> Mater, Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, KY.
>
> Mike is a man of strong faith and spirit, and--despite such a profound
> loss--appears to be moving ahead with his work and his life.
>
> The following obituary comes from Malone Funeral Home in Grayson.
>
>
> Barbara Jo Smith, 76 of Grayson went to be with her Lord on Wednesday,
> April 8, 2020 at her residence. Barbara was born October 31, 1943 in Brush,
> Colorado, a daughter of the late Paul Turner Sr. and Bella Cannon Turner.
> She was a member of the First Church of Christ of Grayson, National
> Federation of the Blind in Kentucky and West Virginia. She was a missionary
> co-founder of International Christian Braille Mission, Inc. (ICBM)
> producing and distributing New Testament Christian literature in formats
> readable by blind and visually impaired individuals. She was preceded in
> death by two brothers, Larry and Paul Turner. She is survived by her
> husband of 38 years Michael Ray Smith of Grayson and one brother, Richard
> (Carol) Turner of Hanover KA.
> There will be a live video stream of her service, April 13, 2020, 11:00
> a.m. from Nash Chapel on the campus of Kentucky Christian University by
> Bro. Ben James, minister. Burial will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery. All
> services will be private. "Now her mind was made up: 'we have been together
> for many years. Where you go, I go'" Ida Straus said to her husband Isidor
> the night the Titanic was sinking in the book "A Night to Remember" by
> Walter Lord. Contributions are suggested to, International Christian Brail
> Mission, P.O. Box 520, Grayson, KY 41143. Due to health circumstances
> beyond anyone's control, please consider leaving a message or memory of
> Barbara to Mike at
>
> www.malonefuneralhome.com
>
>
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-- 
Sheri Koch, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
304-993-5103