July 9, 2007

Bertha Smith

Bertha I. Smith, 79, of Jackson died Saturday, July 7, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Nashville, Tenn., daughter of John L. and Martha Annie Murphy Appelby. Smith worked at Barrett Ward Printing Co. in Nashville, Tenn., for more than 20 years. She later moved to Florida and then in May 2005 moved to Jackson...

Bertha I. Smith, 79, of Jackson died Saturday, July 7, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Nashville, Tenn., daughter of John L. and Martha Annie Murphy Appelby.

Smith worked at Barrett Ward Printing Co. in Nashville, Tenn., for more than 20 years. She later moved to Florida and then in May 2005 moved to Jackson.

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Survivors include a son, Dennis Long of Jackson; three sisters, Helen Walker of Fairview, Tenn., Ada Urias of Martinsburg, W.Va., and Margaret Ann Reed of Greenback, Tenn.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. today at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, with the Rev. Jim Woeltje officiating. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.

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