January 16, 1996

BARBARA SMITH

COBDEN, Ill. -- Barbara R. Smith, 61, of Cobden, died Monday, Jan. 15, 1996, at her home. She was born Oct. 4, 1934, in Cobden, daughter of Ernest and Gladys Hill Lence. Smith was a medical records librarian at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna. She was a member of the Congregational Church in Cobden, and former member of Cobden Village Board...

COBDEN, Ill. -- Barbara R. Smith, 61, of Cobden, died Monday, Jan. 15, 1996, at her home.

She was born Oct. 4, 1934, in Cobden, daughter of Ernest and Gladys Hill Lence.

Smith was a medical records librarian at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna. She was a member of the Congregational Church in Cobden, and former member of Cobden Village Board.

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Survivors include two sons, Blayne and David Smith of Cobden; her mother of Cobden; two sisters, Peggy Francis of Glen Carbon, Dorothy Mainer of Godfrey, and six grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father and an infant son.

Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Clifford Heil officiating. Burial will be in Cobden Cemetery.

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