Doris Smith, age 87, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
She was the daughter of Nels and Rosie (nee Young) Pray.
Doris enjoyed quilting and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She donated over one hundred quilts to Project Linus.
Doris was employed with Valley View School District from 1974 to 1994.
She is survived by three daughters, Dr. Pat (Don) Kupina of Crest Hill, Joan Beich-Amling of Tallahassee, Florida and Sandra Bowen of Eastpoint, Florida; two sons, Albert E. (JoAnne) Smith of Plainfield and Keith Smith of Braidwood; 12 grandchildren, Amanda (Justin) Wagner, Donny Kupina, Albert E. (Lindsey) Smith, Jr., Mike (Katie) Smith, Bob (Stephanie) Smith, Brad and Matt Beich, Rebecca (Robert) Bacci, Sabrina (Josh) Stevens, David (Laura) Bowen, Kevin (Christina) Smith, Kelsey Smith; nine great grandchildren, Heather and Rosie Smith, Kayla Wagner, Isabella and Bobby Bacci and Aubrie and Wyatt Smith, Weston Smith and Brooklynn Jean Smith; siblings, June Martinec, Jean Cieman and Beverly Skinner; and her faithful canine companion, "Taffy".
She was preceded in death by her by her parents; her husband, Albert M. Smith whom she married July 21, 1951; and her siblings, Elsworth Pray, Daisy Emerson, Angeline Luke, Peggy Howland, Bonnie Voznak, Sonia Lang, and Mildred Voltz.
Arrangements entrusted to the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, Joliet.
Inurnment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.
She was the daughter of Nels and Rosie (nee Young) Pray.
Doris enjoyed quilting and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She donated over one hundred quilts to Project Linus.
Doris was employed with Valley View School District from 1974 to 1994.
She is survived by three daughters, Dr. Pat (Don) Kupina of Crest Hill, Joan Beich-Amling of Tallahassee, Florida and Sandra Bowen of Eastpoint, Florida; two sons, Albert E. (JoAnne) Smith of Plainfield and Keith Smith of Braidwood; 12 grandchildren, Amanda (Justin) Wagner, Donny Kupina, Albert E. (Lindsey) Smith, Jr., Mike (Katie) Smith, Bob (Stephanie) Smith, Brad and Matt Beich, Rebecca (Robert) Bacci, Sabrina (Josh) Stevens, David (Laura) Bowen, Kevin (Christina) Smith, Kelsey Smith; nine great grandchildren, Heather and Rosie Smith, Kayla Wagner, Isabella and Bobby Bacci and Aubrie and Wyatt Smith, Weston Smith and Brooklynn Jean Smith; siblings, June Martinec, Jean Cieman and Beverly Skinner; and her faithful canine companion, "Taffy".
She was preceded in death by her by her parents; her husband, Albert M. Smith whom she married July 21, 1951; and her siblings, Elsworth Pray, Daisy Emerson, Angeline Luke, Peggy Howland, Bonnie Voznak, Sonia Lang, and Mildred Voltz.
Arrangements entrusted to the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, Joliet.
Inurnment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.
Doris Smith, age 87, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
She was the daughter of Nels and Rosie (nee Young) Pray.
Doris enjoyed quilting and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She donated over one hundred quilts to Project Linus.
Doris was employed with Valley View School District from 1974 to 1994.
She is survived by three daughters, Dr. Pat (Don) Kupina of Crest Hill, Joan Beich-Amling of Tallahassee, Florida and Sandra Bowen of Eastpoint, Florida; two sons, Albert E. (JoAnne) Smith of Plainfield and Keith Smith of Braidwood; 12 grandchildren, Amanda (Justin) Wagner, Donny Kupina, Albert E. (Lindsey) Smith, Jr., Mike (Katie) Smith, Bob (Stephanie) Smith, Brad and Matt Beich, Rebecca (Robert) Bacci, Sabrina (Josh) Stevens, David (Laura) Bowen, Kevin (Christina) Smith, Kelsey Smith; nine great grandchildren, Heather and Rosie Smith, Kayla Wagner, Isabella and Bobby Bacci and Aubrie and Wyatt Smith, Weston Smith and Brooklynn Jean Smith; siblings, June Martinec, Jean Cieman and Beverly Skinner; and her faithful canine companion, "Taffy".
She was preceded in death by her by her parents; her husband, Albert M. Smith whom she married July 21, 1951; and her siblings, Elsworth Pray, Daisy Emerson, Angeline Luke, Peggy Howland, Bonnie Voznak, Sonia Lang, and Mildred Voltz.
Arrangements entrusted to the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, Joliet.
Inurnment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.
She was the daughter of Nels and Rosie (nee Young) Pray.
Doris enjoyed quilting and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She donated over one hundred quilts to Project Linus.
Doris was employed with Valley View School District from 1974 to 1994.
She is survived by three daughters, Dr. Pat (Don) Kupina of Crest Hill, Joan Beich-Amling of Tallahassee, Florida and Sandra Bowen of Eastpoint, Florida; two sons, Albert E. (JoAnne) Smith of Plainfield and Keith Smith of Braidwood; 12 grandchildren, Amanda (Justin) Wagner, Donny Kupina, Albert E. (Lindsey) Smith, Jr., Mike (Katie) Smith, Bob (Stephanie) Smith, Brad and Matt Beich, Rebecca (Robert) Bacci, Sabrina (Josh) Stevens, David (Laura) Bowen, Kevin (Christina) Smith, Kelsey Smith; nine great grandchildren, Heather and Rosie Smith, Kayla Wagner, Isabella and Bobby Bacci and Aubrie and Wyatt Smith, Weston Smith and Brooklynn Jean Smith; siblings, June Martinec, Jean Cieman and Beverly Skinner; and her faithful canine companion, "Taffy".
She was preceded in death by her by her parents; her husband, Albert M. Smith whom she married July 21, 1951; and her siblings, Elsworth Pray, Daisy Emerson, Angeline Luke, Peggy Howland, Bonnie Voznak, Sonia Lang, and Mildred Voltz.
Arrangements entrusted to the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, Joliet.
Inurnment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.
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