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Frances Mae Smith

Frances Mae Smith, 88, of Karnak, passed away at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, IN.

Mae was born September 27, 1931 in Karnak.  She enjoyed quilting and crafting. Mae worked many years as a nurse’s aide at Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso, Indiana.  She also had a woman’s shoe store and her own quilting business in Valparaiso. She loved helping people.

Mae is survived by two sons, Terry L. Smith (Holli) of Knox, Indiana, Victor G. Smith (Romona) of Valparaiso, Indiana, daughter, Linda D. Nave (Jerry) of Augusta, Georgia; sister, Patsy Temke (Lester) of Karnak; eight grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren and numerous nieces nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Talmadge L. Smith (2008); daughter Deborah Gail in infancy; parents, Andy Elvis and Frances Pulliam Bond; sister, Ethel Hicks; brother, Noah Bond; four brothers and one sister that died in infancy.

Funeral services honoring the life of Mrs. Frances Mae Smith will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak. Rev. Dean West will officiate. Interment will follow at the Masonic Cemetery in Belknap. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 5 till 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

To leave an online message for the family or to share a memory you can also visit our website at www.wilsonfuneralhome1928.com