May 09, 2022

Dorothy Smith

Posted May 09, 2022 2:08 PM

Dorothy Smith, Smolan

Dorothy Smith
Dorothy Smith

Obituary for Dorothy Mae (Frazier) Smith | Ryan Mortuary

August 12, 1937 ~ May 3, 2022 (age 84)

Dorothy Mae (Frazier) Smith, 84, of Smolan, KS passed away peacefully May 3, 2022 with family at her side.  She was born August 12, 1937, in Bazine, to Otis James and Lillian (Burch) Frazier.   She married Hal Patrick Smith on October 26, 1959.  They bought their house in Smolan where they raised their son and many others.  Hal passed away in 2009.

She is preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Lois Roubidoux and Carol Sharp; two brothers, Robert Frazier and Richard Frazier.

She is survived by her son Hal William “Bill” Richard Smith and wife Kathy of Smolan; foster daughter Ruth Downey of Kansas City, Kansas; grandchildren Eric and Brandee Adam, Hal Kelly Smith, Kylee Smith, Chris and Rachel Ledbetter and Steven and Grace Buller; great-grandchildren Katie, Karter, Karee, Kelsee Adam, Hal Ryddyk B. Smith, Isaiah and Gabriella Smith, Evangelina Buller and many close nieces and nephews.

There will be a memorial service planned at a later date.  Memorials may be made to Dorothy Smith Memorial Fund, in care of Ryan Mortuary, 137 North Eighth Street, Salina, Kansas 67401.

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