PULASKI, Ill. -- Maxine Smoot, 78, of Pulaski, died Tuesday, June 18, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born March 25, 1918, in East Prairie, Mo., daughter of Olvie Ray and Billie Jo Tudor Drennan. She married Irl R. Smoot, who died April 28, 1986.
The Smoots had owned Pulaski Food Mart. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, and Caledonia Chapter 57 Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Crain of Murphysboro, and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son.
Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin from 5-9 p.m. today.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Herman Painter and Larry Gilbert officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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