Marguerite Smith 87 of Abilene went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday June 24 2008. Services will be at 10:00A.M. on Friday June 27 2008 at Belmont Baptist Church in Abilene Texas with Rev. Robert Graven officiating. Burial will be at the Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of North's Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday June 26 2008 from 6:00-7:30 P.M. at North's Memorial Chapel 242 Orange Street
Marguerite was born November 16 1920 in Vinton Louisiana to Solomon and Leeoma Singleton Miller. She graduated from Vinton High School in 1940. While in high school her love was playing basketball which she still loved to watch.
She met and married the love of her life Berna Elmo ""Smitty"" Smith on June 3 1945 in Lake Charles Louisiana. Together they moved several times since Smitty was in the Air Force. They have four children.
She moved to Abilene in 1990 from Albuquerque NM . She loved it here and has made many friends here.
She was preceded in death by her parents husband one brother and one
sister.
Marguerite is survived by her children: Jim Smith and wife Vicki; Cheryl Walstrom and husband Chuck Charles Smith all of Albuquerque NM and Wanda Sanders and husband John of Abilene; a sister Nelda Hart of Lake Charles LA; Grandchildren: Scott Smith and wife Rachel of Yuma AZ; Heidi Foulkrod and husband Brett of Albuquerque NM; Ryan Sanders and wife Heather of Oahu HI; and Jordan Sanders of Abilene TX. She has three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hendrick Hospice Belmont Baptist Church and St. James Methodist Church.
Online condolences may be sent to www.northsfuneralhome.com