Mary "Jean" E. Smith

January 21, 1923 - February 10, 2015

Mary E. “Jean” Smith, 92, of Straughn, went home to be with the Lord on the morning of Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Morrison Woods Health Campus in Muncie She was born January 21, 1923 on the family farm in Clay County, Illinois, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Maude (Rodgers) Elkin. Mary lived in the Straughn community for 56 years and attended Straughn Chapel. She was employed with Modernfold Inc. in New Castle for 43 years, retiring in 1996. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, crocheting, and quilting and loved mowing her lawn. Mary especially loved her family and spending time with them. She is survived by a son, Ron (wife: Becky) Smith of Muncie; her grandchildren, Julie Farmer and Jennifer (husband: Cory) Cook both of New Castle, Rodney Allen Smith of Cadiz, Andrew (wife: Karen) Smith of Lisle, Illinois and Suzanne (husband: Dan) Batdorff of Ossian, 13 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty Burkett of Houston, Texas and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold “Hi” Smith in 1977; a son, Roger S. Smith in 1996; two brothers, Robert and Roscoe Elkin and a sister, Billie Brown. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Sproles Family Funeral Home with Rev. Cyndi Alte officiating. Burial will follow in South Mound Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until time of service on Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be offered to the Cancer Services of Delaware County, Little Red Door. You may send the family a personal condolence at www.sprolesfamilycares.com. Mary’s family would like to extend their most heartfelt appreciation to the staffs of Morrison Woods and Seasons Hospice for her excellent care. The Sproles family and staff are honored to serve the family of Mary Smith.