Marjorie Fruitt Smith

Marjorie Fruitt Smith, 80 years young, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Brookstone Retirement Center in Lexington. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Jack Oakes officiating. Daughter in Christ, Helen Bailey singing, and sister in Christ, Ann Pierce, pianist. Entombment will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Marjorie was born on March 22, 1941, in Greensboro to the late Theodore and Florence Morris Fruitt. Marjorie studied interior design; worked in clothing manufacturing in various positions, including supervisory. In retirement she worked part time in alterations while enjoying many hobbies including gardening, sewing, quilting, knitting, and crocheting. She had a generous spirit and believed that nobody should go hungry or cold. She gave or donated her finished projects to family, friends, and local charities, her most recent being Sew-Busy Ladies Group of Asheboro. She was an optimist with an unshakable foundation of faith and shared it with everyone that she became close to. She was a devoted member of Grace Gospel Tabernacle Church in Greensboro where she taught Sunday school and enjoyed fellowship with her family in Christ. Marjorie was preceded in death by her father; mother; brother, Stanley Fruitt; and son, John John George. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and many special friends who cared for her and she them. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021, prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Randolph, 416 Vision Drive, Asheboro, NC 27203; Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292; Sew-Busy Ladies Group Inc., 904 Country Place Road, Asheboro, NC 27203; or Grace Gospel Tabernacle Church, c/o Elaine Bailey, 3575 Old Liberty Road, Lot #2, Franklinville, NC 27248.