Rose Uemura Smith's Obituary
Rose Uemura Smith, 90, of New London passed away Friday,
August 30, 2019. Funeral services will
be held at 11:00 am Saturday, September 7, 2019 in the Stanly Funeral Home
Chapel with Dr. Brad Garrigues officiating.
Burial will follow in Stanly Gardens of Memory. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm Friday
at the funeral home.
Born April 6, 1929 in Kumamoto, Japan, she was the daughter
of the late Taketo and Ayako Uemura. She
attended Badin Shores Chapel in New London.
She graduated from Georgetown University and worked for many years as an
interior designer in Washington, DC.
Rose loved the communities of Pinehaven Marina, Badin Shores
and her family at Badin Shores Chapel.
She enjoyed collecting dolls and feeding stray cats. Rose was preceded
in death by the love of her life Sanford ?Smitty? Smith Jr. She is survived by her sister, Sachiko
Inuzuka, brother, Yoshinobu Uemura, and many nieces and nephews.
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