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Visitation:
Friday, September 4, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Peasley
Funeral Home.
Service:
Friday, September 4, 2015 at Noon at the funeral
home.
Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Arta L. Smith, 93, of Lincoln passed away on Sunday,
August 30, 2015 at 12:10 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor
in Lincoln.
A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, September
4, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at the Peasley Funeral Home
with Mr. Tim Searby officiatingating.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the
time of the service on Friday. Cremation rites
have been accorded.
Arta L. Smith was born on March 19, 1922 in
Freeport, Illinois the daughter of Arthur D. and
Corine Spencer Machamer.
She was married to William Murphy in 1945 and then
united in marriage to Dr. George N. Smith in 1966.
He preceded her in death on January 17, 2011.
She is survived by one daughter: Patricia (Denny)
O'Boyle of Chillicothe. Two grandsons: Dr. David P.
(Rachel) Wickness of Franklin, Tennessee, Scott M.
Wickness of Denver, Colorado. Three great
granddaughters: Marissa, Ava and Lennon Wickness. |
She was preceded in death by her husband and
parents.
She graduated from the Stockton High School and
attended nursing training at Freeport Memorial
Hospital. During the
war she worked as a nurse in Wisconsin and later as
a dental assistant.
Memorials may be made to Lincoln Public Library, 725
Pekin Street, Lincoln, IL 62656
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