Born in Harnett County she was the daughter of the late Jim and Vara Tutor. Christine was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother whose pride and joy was her family. She was a committed Christian and a member of First Alliance Church of Raleigh. She had served as deaconess and attended weekly Bible Study. She had been employed by Dorothea Dix Hospital for 10 years as a switchboard operator.
Christine is preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Worth F. Smith and brothers Robert Tutor and Kyle Tutor.
She is survived by her son Timothy Smith and wife Susan Watson and grandchildren Harrison Smith and Caroline Smith. Her sisters Rebecca Jones (Buck), Elaine Dawson (Harry), Jimmie Lou Perry and brothers Grady Tutor (Dorcas) and Van Tutor (Iris) and many special nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the providers and staff with Rex Rehab and Nursing Home, Heartland Hospice, UNC Rex, and Duke Hospital for their excellent care and compassion.
There will be a family visitation and funeral service for Christine on Friday June 7, 2024 beginning at 12:00 PM at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC 27605. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Montlawn Memorial Park, 2911, S. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC 27603.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a charitable gift in Christine's memory to the Linberger Cancer Center (https://www.v.org/events-fundraisers/?campaign=443630) or the Duke Cancer Center (https://www.gifts.duke.edu/dmaa).
Services provided by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 Saint Mary's St., Raleigh, NC 27605.
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