Barbara Joan Smith, 82, of Maysville, Kentucky passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024 at the Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley, Ohio. She was born in Maysville, Kentucky on June 24, 1941 the daughter of the late Harry and Lilly Tolle Hilderbrand.

Barbara is survived by her two daughters, Tracy Sexton (Roger Rayburn) of Hillsboro, OH and Tamela Dryden (Dale Owsley) of Hamersville, OH; five grandchildren, Ana Ward, Melinda Hull (Heath), Seth Owsley (Julia), Rebecca Himeda (Kevin), Jessica Jandayan; sixteen great grandchildren; her sister, Juanita Sweat of Mt. Sterling, KY and several nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Shirley Ravencraft.

A memorial service for Barbara Joan Smith will be held at the Knox and Brothers Funeral Home at 11:30 AM Saturday, June 22, 2024. Her cremains will be interred in the Maysville Cemetery. Condolences at knoxbrothersfuneralhome.com