Barbara L. Smith: June 28, 1949 – June 1, 2021

Barbara L. Smith, 71, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away June 1, 2021. Barbara was born June 28, 1949, in Phoenix, Ariz. to parents Earnest Richardson and Lea Belle McCourt.

After graduating from Aquafria High School in Avondale, Ariz. in 1966, she married Edward R. Smith on June 14, 1968, in Phoenix. Barbara worked at the Phoenix Good Samaritan Hospital in the dietary department, and then worked as an optician in Paradise Valley. She enjoyed…