Sylvia Brooks Smith, age 88, of Mathews, Virginia passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014. She was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, the Lilly Hopkins Circle and the William Davis Sunday School Class. She is preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey "Charlie" Smith; a daughter, Marsha Ann Smith, her parents, William Grady and Violet Hudgins Brooks, and a brother, Clayborne Brooks. Sylvia is survived by two sons, A. Wayne (Laura) Smith of Mathews, Virginia, William A. (Christine) Smith of Moon, Virginia; a daughter, Nancy Haywood Pitts ( Chuck) of Isle of Wight, Virginia; 2 sisters, Pauline Arnett and Juanita Long both of Mathews, Virginia and one brother, Hugh Brooks (Sara Ann); five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; four nieces and five nephews. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 6, 2014 from 7 – 8:30 pm at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday at 2:00 pm, June 7, 2014 at the Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Pear Tree Cemetery, Onemo, Virginia. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Salem UM Church Building Fund, c/o Marsha Morgan, 153 Hills Bay Drive, Hudgins, Virginia 23076