It is with great sadness that the family of Barbara Smith Rigby announces her passing on Thursday, July 26, 2023 at the age of 88. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, William Bryan Mitcham and Mildred Andersen Mitcham, her sister, Gay Todd and her brother Billy Mitcham, her first husband and father of her three children, James Alfred (Jim)Smith and her second husband, Charles Clayton Rigby.
Barbara will be lovingly remembered by her children, Dr. Jimbo Smith (Lisa), Dr. Don Smith (Selina), Alison Rockett (Al), her grandchildren, Dr. Jacob Smith(Stephanie), Ethan Smith (Andrea), Caleb Smith(Megan), Joshua Smith(Dani),Carolyn Cole(Carson), Chase Bluemly(Casey), Fuller Smith(Whitney), Morgan Smith(Toni), Sidney Roberts(Nolan) and 16 great grandchildren.
A graveside service in memory of Barbara will be held on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:00 PM at Highland Memorial Gardens with Reverend Barbara Mosley officiating.
Those who desire may make memorial donations to Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church (4809 Bell Hill Rd., Bessemer, AL 35022) or to Prohealth Hospice (1800 Corporate Dr., Birmingham, AL 35242).
