Miami County OhArchives Obituaries.....Smith, Martha Elizabeth "Betty" Wright April 16, 2005
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Piqua Daily Call dated 18-Apr-2005
Martha Elizabeth "Betty" Wright Smith, 88, of Piqua, passed away Saturday, 
April 16, 2005, at 1:39 p.m. at Heartland of Piqua.
She was born July 26, 1916, in Piqua, the daughter of the late Albert and 
Helen (Reed) Donnelly. She married Robert H. Wright in Richmond, Ind. in 1935, 
and he preceded her in death June 24, 1957. She then married Thomas B. Smith 
in 1964 in Piqua and he preceded her in death Aug. 11, 1976.
Betty is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Zorn of Piqua, and a step daughter, 
Mrs. Rich (Marilyn) Geise of Cincinnati; six grandchildren, Mrs. Kenneth 
(Sharon) Noble of Piqua, Pamela S. Zorn of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Dean (Marty) 
Nevin of Piqua, Mrs. Daniel A. (Jetta) Lavy of Piqua, Mary J. Rose of Tampa, 
Fla., and Roberta L. Zorn and Tim Luckey of Covington; three step- 
grandchildren, Micheal and Richard Geise and Tammy McConnell, all of 
Cincinnati; 11 great-grandchildren, five step- great-grandchildren and one 
great-great-grandchild; brother, John R. Donnelly of Conover; and sisters-in-
law, Virginia Donnelly and Jane Wagner of Piqua.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; a brother, William 
R. Donnelly; sister-in-law, Eula Donnelly; and son-in-law, Robert Zorn.
Betty was a former member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Piqua. She 
was a 1934 graduate of Lena Conover High School and she belonged to the 
American Legion Auxiliary 470 in Coldwater, the 1099 Retirees Club, VFW Post 
4874 Auxiliary, Piqua.and was a past member of the Democratic Women in Mercer 
County.
She retired from Val Decker Packing Company, Piqua after 24 years of 
employment. She then worked as a home health provider in Mercer County until 
the age of 80.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Suber-Shively Funeral 
Home, 201 W. Main Street, Fletcher with the Rev. Mary Haldeman of the Family 
of Grace United Methodist Church, Piqua presiding.

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