Barbara Ann Cunningham Smith

Barbara Smith, age 66 of Paducah died Friday, September 9, 2022 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah.  She enjoyed fishing and was a member of the Bassin Gals Fishing Club, she enjoyed camping with her grandchildren, she was an artist that loved to paint and sculpt, and also enjoyed ceramics.  She enjoyed boating on the water, and loved anything that included being outdoors.  She loved to spend time with her family and often found adventures with her best friends.  She attended Free Spirit Biker Church in Paducah.

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 12, 2022 at Keeling & Goodman Funeral Home with Pastor Dennis Lawrence officiating.  Burial will follow in Clarks River Cemetery.  Visitation will be Monday, September 12, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.  Keeling & Goodman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangememts.

She is survived by her husband: David A. Smith; her son: Charles Thomas Hayden, Jr. of Paducah; her daughter: Beth Simmons (Trent) of Paducah; her sisters: Rhonda Lee (James) of Benton, and Carol Greenup of Florida; her grandchildren: Catherine Johnson (Christopher), Danna Radovich, Taylor Simmons, Dean Hayden, Alexis Hayden, and Anna Hayden; her four great grandchildren; and her mother: Glenna Horton Hayden; and her step-father who raised her: James D. Hayden of Paducah.  There were also several nieces and nephews that loved "Aunt Barb".

She was preceded in death by her daughter: Ann Nelson; and her brother: William Thomas Cunningham; and her birth father: James  Thomas Cunningham.