| Visitation:  
							9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount 
							Pulaski Service:  
							11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home 
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski 
							Obituary  
							 
							Dorene Mae Craig Smith, 93, of Mount 
							Pulaski passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 
							Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. 
							
							 
							Dorene was born on October 4, 1927 in 
							Minier, the daughter of Edmond Lee and Hilda 
							Kathleen (Brittain) Craig. She married Jesse Lee 
							Smith on November 9, 1952 in Bloomington. He 
							preceded her in death on May 19, 1991.
 Dorene is survived by her daughters, Lee Ann Baum of 
							Fort Mill, SC, Jodie (Danny) Ayers of Mount Pulaski, 
							Dawn Hahn of Lindenhurst and Peggy (Kevin) Bateman 
							of Lincoln; her grandchildren, Abagail, Sarah, 
							Erica, Austin, Zachary, Ethan, Brooke, Evan, Riley, 
							and Carly; her great-grandchildren, Katelyn, Landon, 
							Lukas, Wyatt, Jesse, Averie, Henry, Harlyn, Eugene, 
							Elliette, and Landon.
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							Dorene was preceded in death by her 
							husband; three sisters, Orvetta Tucker, Juanita Keim, 
							and Alverne VanOrman; and one great-grandchild, 
							Emmaleigh Call. 
							Dorene worked for Dr. Stanley K. Nord 
							and the McLean County Circuit Clerk’s office. Dorene 
							retired from Vonderlieth Living Center after 22 
							years of service. She also enjoyed volunteering at 
							the Mount Pulaski Courthouse.
 Services for Dorene will be held at 11:30 a.m. on 
							Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader 
							Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Visitation will be 
							held two hours prior to the service from 
							(9:00-11:00am) also at the funeral home (Where face 
							masks and social distancing will be enacted). Burial 
							will follow the services at Steenbergen Cemetery in 
							Mount Pulaski.
 
 In lieu of flowers, the family requests that 
							memorial donations be made in Dorene’s name to 
							Steenbergen Cemetery for their Memorial Day Veteran 
							Flags.
 
            
            				
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