SUFFOLK, VA – Shirley Irene Smith, 78, of Suffolk, VA, a native of Gates, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Riverside Hospital, Newport News, VA. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at St. Paul Baptist Church, Sunbury. Burial will be in the St. John AME Zion Church cemetery, Suffolk, VA. Hertford County Undertakers, Winton, is handling the arrangements.