Ms. Paula D. Rowland, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.  Funeral Services  will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at New Generation Christian Church. 4423 Wilson’s Mills Road Smithfield, NC 27577.  

Balloon Release in Loving Memory of Paula D. Rowland

The family will be releasing balloons on Friday, September 12th at 5 PM at Smith Collins Park in Smithfield in honor of Paula.

The family has requested that all bring red and white balloons (or any balloons you can find) to help send love to her. 
 

Left to cherish her memories are: Her daughter, Lamontaya Rowland, Durham, NC; her Mother : Linda Faye Groves (Conrad Groves Sr.), Smithfield, NC; Sisters : Portia Johnson, Clayton, NC, Sandra Sanders, Raleigh, NC, Renee Williams , Paris and Demeatria Hill, Raleigh, NC; Brothers: Tymere Johnson, Smithfield, NC, Shawn Tinsley , Arizona, Antonio Groves, Smithfield, NC and Conrad Groves Jr. Clayton, NC; Grandchildren: Nakhia Rowland and Honesti Rowland, Durham, NC; Aunts: Jacqueline Covington, Goldsboro, NC and Rose Kirby ,Stafford,  Virginia; Great Aunt:  Betty Davis, Clayton, NC; Uncles: Leon Williams,  Clayton, NC, Russell Williams, Culpepper,  Virginia and a host of other relatives and friends. 
 

Receiving @520 N 7th St Smithfield, NC 27577

Services Entrusted to Hood Funeral Home and Staff