Kelly Elaine Quigley Smith

Kelly Elaine Quigley Smith, 54, of Sims passed away Monday, June 1, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Englewood United Methodist Church, 300 S Circle Drive, Rocky Mount. A private burial for the family will be held. Rev. Dr. Michael Coppock will officiate.

The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon prior to the service from 1 – 2:45 p.m. at Englewood United Methodist Church, Rocky Mount.

Kelly is survived by her loving husband of thirty-two years, Dewayne Smith; son, Jackson Smith, wife Lauren, and their children, Brinley and Brady; daughter, Caroline Smith Johnson and husband Tyler; daughter, Abby Smith; parents, Sam and Carolyn Quigley; brother, Jay Quigley, wife Amy, and their children, Landon, wife Emily, and Nathan, wife Brittany, their son, Henry; as well as her sister-in-law, Cherie Hogue.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Blanche Quigley Wallace and Samuel James Quigley, Sr. and her maternal grandparents, Rennie and Mabel Eatmon.

Although she fought cancer for thirteen years, that did not define her. She faithfully served others and words cannot describe what she meant to her family. Kelly was a devoted mother, wife, daughter, grammy, friend, sister and so much more.

Kelly graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High School in 1990 and went on to get her Bachelors of Science in Middles Grades Math from North Carolina Wesleyan College. She was a member of Bailey Methodist Church and was a true demonstration of a woman of Christ.

Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.