Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Nora Lee Smeeton

Aug. 29, 1921 - March 14, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 3/16/2008
SOUTH BEND - Nora Lee Smeeton, 86, of South Bend, passed away on Friday, March 14, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born August 29, 1921, in Kentucky, to the late Eva (Allen) and Kinney Owens.

 

On November 27, 1971, in South Bend, she married David E. Smeeton, who preceded her in death on May 15, 1999. She was also preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters. Mrs. Smeeton is survived by a daughter, Carolyn (Bud) Goddard of Aurora, IL; a granddaughter, Robin (James) Mayorkas; a great-granddaughter, Annette Mayorkas; and a sister, Judy (Bob) Timbers of Rochester, IN. Mrs. Smeeton was a beautician. She was a very active member of Christ the King Catholic Church, South Bend, and was a member of the widows and widowers club.

 

A funeral Mass will be held for Mrs. Smeeton at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in Christ the King Catholic Church, South Bend. Cremation will take place at Welsheimer Crematory, South Bend. The Welsheimer Family Funeral Homes assisted the family with arrangements. The family request that memorial contributions be made to Christ the King Catholic Church, 52473 SR 933, South Bend, IN 46637.