| Posted on line: Tuesday, October 15, 2013; Published in The Pilot Tribune, Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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Mary Hope Smith, 93, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, at her home in Blair.
A memorial service will be at a later date.
Mary Hope Anderson was born July 16, 1920, in Elsmore, Kan., to Martin and Zora (Peterson) Anderson. She was known to her friends and family as Hope.
She married Howard E. Smith on Oct. 25, 1942, in Moran, Kan.
The couple lived for many years in Emporia and Topeka, Kan.
She owned her own machine quilting business.
The Smiths moved to Elkhorn and then to Blair to live with their daughter, Diane.
She is survived by her husband, Howard; sons and daughters-in-law, Gregory and Trina of Boca Raton, Fla., and Alan and Louise of Mt. Eliza, Australia; daughter and son-in-law, Anita Diane and James Birrell of Blair; grandchildren: Edward Smith, Kathryn Smith, Rochelle (Doug) Ryden-Campbell and Matthew Birrell; great-granddaughters: Kaylee Murdock and Shawn Campbell.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Harold, and sister Joy.
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.campbellaman.com
Smith, Mary Hope
Jul 16, 1920 - Oct 12, 2013
Passed away at home in Blair, NE. Born in Elsmore, KS to Martin and Zora (Peterson) Anderson. Married Howard E. Smith October 25, 1942 in Moran, KS. Lived for many years in Emporia and Topeka, KS and owned her own machine quilting business. Moved to Elkhorn, NE and then to Blair to live with daughter, Diane. Known to her friends and family as Hope, she is survived by her husband, Howard; son, Gregory and daughter-in-law, Trina, Boca Raton, FL; son, Alan and daughter-in-law, Louise, Mt Eliza, Australia; daughter, Anita Diane Birrell and son-in-law, James, Blair; grandchildren, Edward Smith, Kathryn Smith, Rochelle (Doug) Ryden-Campbell, Matthew Birrell; and great granddaughters, Kaylee Murdock and Shawn Campbell. Hope was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Harold; and sister, Joy.
Memorial service to be scheduled at a future date. CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME Blair, NE 402-426-2191
Published in Omaha World-Herald on Oct. 16, 2013
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
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