Mr. James “JR” Smith, age 80, of Carthage, North Carolina, died Thursday, April 28, 2022, at FirstHealth/Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Survivors:  Children, Ronnie, Perry, Rodney, and Danny; eleven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; siblings, Maudie, Jerrold, Margaret (Jesse), Vera (Jay), Wanda (Walter), and Janice; and other relatives