Paula M. Smith, 56, of Stafford passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at Mary Washington Hospital. Her husband Tommy and family were her life. She was a devoted caretaker to all her animals. As a kid it was her quest to help stray animals whenever she could. There were no strangers in her life.
She is also survived by her mother, Edna Leacock of Spotsylvania; father, James W. Leacock of Fredericksburg; two sisters, Wanda Brooks of Spotsylvania and Sara Cisneros of Texas; sister-in-law, Vivian Hendley of Cape Coral, FL; five nephews, Shane Brooks, Lane Brooks, Corey Cisneros, Joshua Cisneros, and Stuart Hendley; one niece, Denise Jackson; and one great niece Bailey Brooks.
All services will be private.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in her name to the Fredericksburg SPCA, 10819 Courthouse Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22408 or Mary Washington Hospice, 5012 Southpoint Pkwy. Fredericksburg, VA. 22407.
Online condolences may be made at http://www.mullinsthompsonfredericksburg.com