Mary M. Smith
1953 – 2015
Obituary
Mary M. Smith, 61, of Newton, died
Tuesday (February 24, 2015) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
She was born on April 14, 1953 in El
Dorado, Ks., the daughter of Ben L. and Doris A. Long Smith. Mary was
raised in the Potwin area and graduated from Fredrick Remington High
School in 1971.
After graduating, she moved to Newton
and went to work at Kinder Manufacturing where she was a Supervisor
until it closed. Mary later went to work the Dept. of Children and
Family Services in Newton where she was a Human Services Assistant
for the last 29 years.
Survivors include her brother Raymond
Smith and his wife Nancy of Rose Hill, Ks.; and her sister Devesta
Young and her husband Robert of Potwin, Ks. Since Mary didn't have
any children, she was known as "Nana Mary" to her nieces,
nephews and their families, Jason Kelly, Ryan and Rachel Young and
Matthew, Adriane and Grant Bowlin and Jude and Julian, Robby Young
and Lilli, B.J. and Jennifer Smith, Chloe and Brayden, Jon and
Heather Smith, Jenny Smith, Alaya and Nehmiah.
Mary is preceded in death by her
parents and her dear friend Cathy Kelly.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00
A.M., Tuesday (March 3, 2015) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Graveside services and interment will follow at 1:00 P.M. at the
Sunset Lawn Cemetery in El Dorado.
Friends may call at the funeral home on
Monday 1pm til 8pm, where the family will receive friends between 6
and 7.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
