Ethel B. Smith, age 100 of McIntosh, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Western Horizons Care Center in Hettinger.


The Funeral Service for Ethel will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church in McIntosh. Tottie Lenerville, CLP will officiate with burial in the McIntosh Cemetery.


Special music will be provided by Jayne Huber and Corrine Arnold.


Serving as casketbearers are Clifford Englehorn, Doyle Lenerville, Frank Tomac, Randy Sieler, Joe Mollman, and Gary Bubbers.


ETHEL B. BOWN was born June 25, 1912 at Streeter, Illinois to William and Ann (Armstrong) Bown.


Ethel was united in marriage to Laborn Daniel "L.D." Smith on March 7, 1934. They lived southwest of Watauga for a short time. Ethel and L.D. resided in McIntosh for many years.


Her husband, L.D. passed away on November 7, 1994. Ethel continued to live in her home and then moved to Western Horizons Care Center in Hettinger where she resided to the time of her death.


They were members of the First Presbyterian Church.


Ethel had many hobbies and interests including gardening, canning, sewing, cooking, and crafting. She had a charming and delightful sense of humor and was loved by family, friends and neighbors. She loved cats and chocolate. She never turned down a stray cat or a Hershey bar!


Surviving family members include her 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Mavis and Melvin Smith, Hemet, CA; Vola and Owen Corbin, Daggett, CA; grandchildren and their spouses, Valrie Doherity, Mikki Smith, Kent (Susanne) Smith, David Smith, Ronda Tremblay, Lisa (John) Rex, and Great Grandchildren, Rikki Tremblay, Logan Rex, Randy Rex, Schuyler Smith and Kellen Smith; two foster children, Debbie Ireland Delgado, and Rosetta Badhand Walker.


Ethel Smith will be dearly missed by all


Ethel was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 1 son, William Smith, 1 grandson, Guy, and two sisters, Hazel Lofgren, and Dorothy Shannon.