Greer Co. - Obit for Mildred Laverne Frost Smith, 2006 Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright, http://www.amarillonet.com/ ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ Mildred Laverne Frost Smith Mildred Laverne Frost Smith, 94, of Amarillo died Friday, Sept. 29, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the original building of First Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Hubbard, pastor of Lake Tanglewood Community Church, and the Rev. Alan Williamson, chaplain at Park Central Retirement Center, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Smith was born July 11, 1912, in Jester, Okla., a small town in Greer County founded by her grandfather, D.C. Jester. Her father, O.C. Frost, was a "wildcat" oil man, and her mother, Oda Pearl Jester Frost, was a wonderful cook, seamstress and homemaker. She grew up in Norman, Okla., where she graduated from Norman High School. She was active at First Christian Church and enjoyed music and drama. Mildred earned a degree in French from the University of Oklahoma, where she was a member and president of Alpha Phi Sorority. She was also chosen as a "Goodfellow" in the OU yearbook. On Aug. 25, 1935, she married Frank Duggan Smith Sr. They moved to Salina, Kan., and Hutchinson, Kan., with his work at C.R. Anthony. In January 1939, they moved to Pampa, where they owned and operated a shoe store. With the help of loyal employees, Mildred ran the store during World War II while Frank served overseas with the 9th Army Combat Engineers. Mildred and Frank lived in Pampa for 30 years and were involved in the PTA, Parent Ed. Study Group, Presbyterian Church, 20th Century Culture Club, Jr. Service Club and other art, social and civic activities. Mildred was a volunteer at Pampa Hospital as well as with the Red Cross and Salvation Army. They reared two sons in the community of Pampa, and in 1969, sold their business and moved to the Lake Tanglewood community outside Amarillo. There, they were also involved in many social, civic and church club activities. They were founding members of Lake Tanglewood Interdenominational Community Church, where they served on the church board. They enjoyed many years at Lake Tanglewood with their children and their five granddaughters. Mildred was an avid golfer and artist. She enjoyed reading, painting, quilting, cross-stitch and visiting her great- grandchildren. Mildred resided at Ware Living Center in Amarillo since 1999. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years; her parents; a brother, Clarence Frost; and two sisters, Francis Rusk and Katie Pace. Survivors include two sons, Frank Duggan Smith Jr. and wife Ruth of Granbury and David Jester Smith and wife Verna of Dumas; and five granddaughters, Deborah Hoag and husband Jeff of Cypress, Diann Ainsworth and husband Alan of Weatherford, Crystal Koenig and husband Alan of Signal Mountain, Tenn., Karie Mueller and husband Dennis of Amarillo and Callie Cleere and husband Rayce of Enid, Okla. She enjoyed 14 great-grandchildren, Matthew and Luke Hoag, Alexandra and Jake Ainsworth, Zachary, Maegann, Mark, Joseph and Kathryn Koenig, Tyson, Jessica and Taylor Sparks and Virginia and Athena Cleere; and three stepgreat-grandchildren Kara, Aaron and Matthew Mueller. Mildred is also survived by four nephews, David Frost of Dover, Pa., Dr. Ed Frost of Norman, Michael Pace of Irvine, Calif., and Jim Rusk II of Encinitas, Calif. The family suggests memorials be to the HOPE Fund for nurses, Ware Living Center, 400 W. 14th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101 or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.