Visitation:
10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 10, 2021
at First United Methodist Church in Lincoln
Service:
11 a.m. Wednesday at the church
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Louise Smock, 97, of Lincoln,
passed away November 5, 2021 at Memorial Medical
Center.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at First United
Methodist Church in Lincoln. Funeral services will
be at 11 a.m. also at the church with Pastor Brad
Curtis officiating. Burial will follow in Harmony
Cemetery, Beason, IL. Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Ellen Louise Smock was born November 16, 1923 in
Christian County, IL. near Taylorville, the daughter
of the Rev. E.B. Beaty and Anna Marie (Chesterman)
Beaty. She married William Wesley Smock on October
21, 1951 in Centralia, IL. He preceded her in death
May 17, 1989. Mrs. Smock was a long time teacher in
Logan County. She taught math at Chester East
Lincoln and retired from Lincoln Junior High School
where she was an English teacher. Louise enjoyed
being outdoors working in her yard and on her home.
She was always extremely active. |
She was a long time member of Lincoln First United Methodist
Church where she was active in many ways. Louise also enjoyed reading. Her
family was the light of her life. She loved her grandchildren and was always
involved in all of their activities. Her dog Chip was her faithful companion.
She loved spending time with him and taking him on walks.
Survivors include her children John (Laura) Smock, Jan Malerich, Lou (Kirby) Aue;
grandchildren: Megan Malerich, Sarah Smock, Max Pozsgai, Mindy Malerich, and
Katie Friedrich; great grandchildren Eugene Joseph Friedrich and Elizabeth Ellen
Friedrich; sister Evelyn Gregory; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and
friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her brother Paul
Beaty.
Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society of Logan County or to
District 27.
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