Mrs. Joe Ann Smith Royal, 74

ROSEBORO Mrs. Joe Ann Smith Royal, 74 of 206 Royal Road, Roseboro, died on Friday, October 18, 2013 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. The funeral will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, October 21, 2013 at Piney Green Baptist Church with Rev. Donald Keith Carter officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Royal was born on May 2, 1939 in Sampson County to the late Joseph L. and Willie Lucas Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Estel "Shug" Royal, Jr. She was a member of Piney Green Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a retired Beautician. She is survived by: one son, Joseph Royal and wife Cathy of Roseboro; one daughter, Margaret R. Pope and husband Scott of Dunn; one brother, Kenneth R. Smith and wife Thelma of Fayetteville; one sister, Faye Volin and husband Peter of Cary; four granddaughters, Dana Jo Royal, Troy Kay Royal, Meredith Pope and Madelyn Pope; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Monday afternoon following the service. Flowers are welcome, or memorials may be made to Piney Green Baptist Church, 6040 High House Road, Salemburg, NC 28385. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.~ Funeral ~ Piney Green Baptist Church Monday, October 21, 2013 4:00 P.M. ~ Visitation ~ following service ~ Interment ~ Piney Green Baptist Church Cemetery Salemburg, North Carolina ~ Memorials ~ Piney Green Baptist Church 6040 High House Road Salemburg, NC 28385