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Martha Jane Smith dies at 85




Martha Jane Smith, 85, died August 14 at her residence at Jeremiah.

A daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Lillian See Baker, she was the widow of William Douglas Smith. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Penny Carol Smith.

Surviving are two sons, William D. Smith Jr. and wife Dina of Barstow, Calif., and Benjamin D. Smith and wife Dana of Jeremiah; two daughters, Cheryl Ann Banks and husband Edward, and Pamela Jane Smith, all of Jeremiah; two sisters, Margaret Joan Ennis of Texas, and June Hines of West Virginia; nine grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be held August 19 at the Doermann Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine.

Letcher Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.



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