Obituary of Mary Smith

Mary E. Smith, age 65, of Limon, CO passed away at home with her family by her side on February 20, 2007. Mary was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 28, 1941 to Benjamin and Elizabeth (Boswell) Kidwell. She was the youngest of eleven children. Mary graduated from Frederick Sasscer High School in 1959. She married Larry Smith in Horsehead, Maryland on June 25, 1960 and they were blessed with four children. The family has made Limon their home and community. Mary loved her family very much especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking and gardening. Mary also loved to bowl and was a member of Lincoln County Women’s Bowling Association. She was also a member and faithful servant of the Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church and Ladies Sodality. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, a grandson Shawn Smith, a sister and brother-in-law William and Pearl Thomas, and brother-in-law William Hutchison, brother and sister-in-law John and Margaret Kidwell, brother Jimmy Kidwell, brother Benjamin (Simm) Kidwell and Susan Kidwell. Mary is survived by her; husband, Larry Smith of Limon, CO; two sons, Jeff and wife Rhonda Smith of Genoa, CO, and their children Sari and Amy and Amy’s children Trent and Drake, Greg and wife Carissa Smith and son Spencer of Limon, CO; two daughters, Kay and husband Wayne Rudder and their children Emily, Elaina, and Kyle of Genoa, CO, and Karen and husband Kevin Salter and their children Morgan, Brandon, John, and Cora of Holcomb, KS; brothers Thomas and wife Lucille Kidwell of Mechanicsville, MD, and William and wife Zelma Kidwell of Mechanicsville, MD; sisters Marjorie Richards of Brandywine, MD, Sarah Hutchinson of Brandywine, MD, and Bessie Walters of Montrose, PA; and Mother-in-law Grace Smith of Hugo, CO. Also surviving are step grandchildren, Josh and wife Veronica and their daughter Jodi; Chad; Joe and wife Rhea and their children Michael and Alex. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Limon, CO with Father George Fagan officiating. A Rosary will be held 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 23, 2007 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church of Limon. Memorials may be made to Lincoln Community Home Health & Hospice P.O. Box 248, Hugo, CO 80821 or Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church P.O. Box 790, Limon, CO 80828. Love Funeral Home of Limon, CO was in charge of arrangements. Please visit our website at www.lovefuneralhomes.com to sign our online guest book or to send the family your message of condolence.