Barbara J. Smart, 79, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, August 13, 2021, at her home in Lancaster.

Born January 19, 1942, in Provo, Utah, she was the daughter of the late Theron W. and Alta (Elliott) Maynard. A 1960 graduate of Ardsley High School in Westchester County, N.Y., she worked in Manhattan for several years before meeting and marrying her husband, Gilbert A. Smart Jr., on November 20, 1965.

After moving to Lancaster in 1975, Barbara worked as a secretary for Dr. Richard Albright, DDS for many years, and later as a phone interviewer for the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College. She loved laughing with her family, cooking, talking with friends and enjoying her pets.

Along with her husband, Barbara is survived by two sons, Gilbert A. Smart, husband of Kimberly Smart of Jensen Beach, FL, and Gregory A. Smart, husband of Donna Smart of Denver, PA; a daughter, Julie Fidler, wife of Scott Fidler of Lebanon, PA; and three grandchildren.

Services will be private at the convenience of the family.