90 year old Melford Stone Smith of Smithville died Monday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She worshipped at the First United Methodist Church. Smith was also a member of the United Methodist Women, Friendship Sunday School Class, American Legions Ladies Auxiliary, Smithville Study Club, and the Busy Bees Quilting Group. She was employed by the Nashville Electric System and was retired from Justin Potter Library after serving 32 years. The funeral will be Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until noon at the funeral home and from 12:15 until service time at the church at 1:00 p.m. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob Wilson and Katherine Davis Stone; four brothers, Waymon, Frank, J.D., and Clyde Stone; and one sister, Maurine Stone Weeks. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, W. Doyle Smith; two daughters, Barbara and husband Jim Wall and Brenda and husband and Doug Hooper all of Smithville. One son, Isaac Alvin II and wife Toni Smith of Alabama. Six grandchildren, Bryon Brown of Atlanta, Georgia, Daniel Hooper of Nashville, Justin Hooper of Knoxville, Robert Allen of Alabama, Brooke and Chris Norton of Alabama, and Matthew Smith of Alabama. One sister, Maxine and husband Mitchell Sherrill of Chattanooga and many nieces and nephews. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family has asked that donations please be made to the First United Methodist Church, Justin Potter Library, or to the Lighthouse Christian Camp, in lieu of flowers.
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