Maxine (Ellsworth) Smith |
| Posted 2013-02-02 by Pat Wilson |
| Maxine Ellsworth Smith passed away at her home Jan. 2, 2006, following a lengthy illness. She was 79 years old. Maxine was born Sept. 19, 1928, to Harvest and Velora Hamblin Ellsworth in St. Johns. She grew up, the oldest of eight children in her family in Show Low, and spent her younger years helping her father during the Depression and tending to her many younger brothers and sisters. She moved to Safford in the 1940s to attend the Eastern Arizona College and met her husband, Ivan (Bud) Smith. They married and together raised their six children. Maxine was active in many church and civic activities, serving on the Stake Primary Board as a ward homemaking leader, music leader and teaching primary. She had a great talent and love of music and used her beautiful soprano voice to enrich the lives of others. She was very involved with the Arizona Retarded Citizens (ARC) and served in many capacities including president of the local ARC chapter as well as secretary of the State Board of Directors of ARC. She also earned a degree in education from the Arizona State University and taught school for several years. Maxine was a woman of great faith and devoted her life to her family, her church and to the care and nurturing of the disabled. Maxine was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Franklin Ellsworth. Maxine is survived by her husband, Bud; and their six children, Brian Smith (Patsy), Cathy Horner (Dave), Don Smith (Laurie), Beverley Johnson (Evan), Amy Marshall (Dan), and Frank Smith, as well as 24 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers, Paul Ellsworth, Ardell Ellsworth and Ernie Ellsworth; and her sisters, LaRue Johnson, Evelyn Gelvin and Joyce Bond. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at the Safford LDS Stake Center, followed by interment at the Graham Cemetery. Eastern Arizona Courier 1/11/2006. |
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