Cheryl Burks Smith, 71, of Wake, Va., passed away on Feb. 23, 2026.

She was predeceased by her parents, Garnet Sutphin Burks and Don Burks, and her sisters, Dona Burks and Julie Burks.

Survivors include her sons, Chris Smith, Jonathan Smith, Don Smith; her daughter, Elizabeth Colclough; her siblings, Don Louis Burks III, Beverly Glendenning and Robert “Butch” Cooke, and seven grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Mechanicsville at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, with a luncheon afterwards.