Mary Ann Smith, 72, of Newton, died Thursday (July 22, 2010) at the Select Specialty Hospital on the St. Francis Campus of Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita.
She was born on February 27, 1938 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert E. and Bessie Helen Foster Perry. Mary Ann was raised in Bartlesville where she graduated from high school in 1956.
Mary Ann married Bobby L. Smith on July 7, 1956 in Bartlesville. They first moved to Newton in 1974, Bobby’s work would take them to several other areas before returning to Newton in 2008.
Mary Ann had worked in the Loan Department at Midland National Bank in Newton for eight years.
Survivors include her husband Bobby of the home in Newton; two sons Andy Smith and his wife Diana of Wichita and Matt Smith of Newton; one daughter Melody Nedeau and her husband Howard of Wichita; one brother Russell Perry of Huntsville, Ala.; three grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
Mary Ann is preceded in death by her parents; one brother Jerry; and two sisters Linda and Betty.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday (July 27, 2010) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Friends may call at the funeral home Monday 1pm til 8pm.