Annie Lillian Smith Earhart born March 21, 1938, in Manassas, Va., died on October 14, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Harvey R. and Hazel L. (Jacobs) Smith. She was raised on a dairy farm on "Liberia" on the outskirts of Manassas. The family moved to a dairy farm in Catlett, Va., until December 1949, when they moved to a farm in Nokesville, where she grew up, attended school and Nokesville Brethren Church. She graduated from Brentsville District School and Strayer College in Washington, D.C., with a degree as a legal secretary. She worked for the Commonwealth Attorney's in Fairfax and Price William Counties. She was active in 4-H and the Prince William Fair Club. She is survived by her husband, Jack Earhart, whom she married in July 1957; three children, Steven (Sue), Richard (Cindy) and Lisa (Richard); six grandchildren, Matthew, Sara, Laura, Seth (Nina), Holly, Ricky (Lisa); and three great-grandchildren, Emma, Ella, Jacoba. In 1968, they moved to her current address in Mechanicsville, Va. She became an avid quilter and seamstress and belonged to several clubs associated with those things. She was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church in Mechanicsville for 50 years. In September 2018, she was moved to the Eleanor House in Mechanicsville and suffered with Alzheimer's disease. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 18, 2018, from 10 to 11 a.m., at Woody Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 9271 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23116, where a funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. A graveside service will be held on Thursday at 3:30 p.m., at Valley View Cemetery, 12608 Valley View Dr., Nokesville, Va. 20181.
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