Wanda Maybeth Smith

Wanda Maybeth Smith, 87, of Fordsville, died Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Ohio County Hospital.  She was born in Centertown to the late Marion and Maggie Hurt. She was a homemaker and a member of Providence Baptist Church.  Maybeth enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, crossword puzzles, The Game Show Network, her flowers and gardening.  She was preceded also in death by her husband, Harold Dean Smith; brothers, James Hurt and William Hurt; and a granddaughter, Sarah Beth Slack.

  Survivors include two sons, Harold David Smith of Fordsville and William Thomas (Kristi) Smith of Hartford; three daughters, Paula Ann (Dwayne) Jameson of Beaver Dam, Kathleen (Craig) Bell of Van Buren, Ohio and Lori Beth (Jennifer) Smith of Owensboro; grandchildren, Jodi (J.R.), Casey (Karissa), Kent (Tacia), Kaelan (Alyssa), Becca (Brad) and Brandon;  great-grandchildren, Adalyn, Asher, Layla, Camden, Kade, Winslow and Finn; brother, Tom Hurt of Evansville, Indiana; former son-in law, Keith Slack of Prentiss; former daughter-in-law, Bridget Young of Owensboro; several nieces and nephews; and family friend, Suzi.

     Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at Providence Baptist Church, Fordsville, with burial in Smith Family Cemetery.  Visitation will be 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and from 9:00 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church.  Care has been entrusted to Geary Funeral Home.

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