BRENDA SMITH
Brenda S. Smith, 71, of Connersville, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020, at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville. She was born on May 27, 1949, in Richmond, and is the daughter of Herman Franklin Hobbs and Ruby Louise Ervine Hobbs.
She was a member of Crosspoint Biker Church in Connersville.
Brenda worked for 30 years at the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, where she was the first female jail officer. She then went on to work for 16 years for Mauger’s.
She enjoyed painting, arts and crafts, gardening, and going fishing. She loved sitting on Michelle’s front porch listening to the birds. Her greatest joy and pleasure in her life was time spent with her family and grandson, Darik Short.
Brenda was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by her husband of more than 35 years, Harold Smith; two daughters, Michelle (Timothy) Powell and Jamie (Jennifer) Caudill-Smith; a son, Michael (fiancée Chrystel Kwaitt) Riggins; two brothers, Duane (Beverly) Hobbs and Darrell (Diane) Hobbs; her grandson, Darik, Short, and her bonus grandson, MaKenzie Sullenberger, as well as a special sister in law, Rosanna Hobbs.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Warren Matherly, and two nephews, John William Hobbs and Steven Franklin King.
Visitation for Brenda will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2020, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, Connersville. The funeral service will begin at 3 p.m., at the funeral home, with Pastor Chris Lovett and Minister Dennis Perkins officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you please bring a toy or gift to donate for children to have this Christmas. Collection boxes will be available at the funeral home.