Gloria Claudette Matney Smith, 74, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Carrington Place in Rural Retreat, VA. Claudette was a native of Buchanan County, Va., and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Ron Keith Matney; parents, Willard Wilson Holbrook and Helen Elizabeth Church Holbrook; and one daughter, Dianna Lynn Epling. Survivors include her two children, Audrey Kirk and husband Terry of Bluefield, Va., and Steven Epling