Obituary of Margie DeLois Smith

Margie DeLois Smith the daughter of Hume Edgar Skaggs and Edith Jewell (Emmons) Skaggs was born November 10, 1940 at home in Ripley County and passed away at Mountain View Health Care, Tuesday, January 19, 2016 making her age 75 years. She was united in arraignment to Billy Joe Smith. Margie was blessed with two daughters, Debra Kay, and Anita Gale from a previous marriage. Margie was a teacher for 25 years at Summersville and Alton, Missouri and a nurse for 20 years. She graduated with teaching degree from Three Rivers College and SMS in Springfield, Missouri, and RN degree. She loved flowers and gardening, traveling to New Mexico every summer with Bill and their Dog Max. They had a cabin in Eagle Nest, New Mexico where they made many friends, who they kept in touch with through the years. Lois loved the annual nurses night out. She never met a stranger. She was always there with a helping hand or a pan of punkin bars. She could spend all day out in her yard, working with her flowers and sometimes her weeds. She loved the mountains of New Mexico with all her heart. She and Bill spent many summers there with all their friends on the mountain. She liked to spend time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She would always meet you at the back door no matter how many times you came by each day. Last but not least she never missed a good yard sale or flea market. You can tell that by looking at her treasures. Preceding Margie in death is her husband Billy Joe Smith, parents, Hume Edgar and Edith Jewell Skaggs, brothers, Oran and Tom Skaggs and sister Ruth Lour. She is survived by her daughters, Debra Kay Hawkins (Gary) Anita Gale Hawkins (Danny) Granddaughter Mary Cooley-Lee (Shawn), Grandson Dan Cooley, Grand-daughter Jodie Wilbanks (Mike) all of Summersville, Missouri, Grandson Sean Hawkins (Jennifer) , Great Granddaughter Carrie Russell (Brandon), Great Grandson Adam Morgan all of Bowling Green, Ky, Great Grandchildren Braelyn, Meyah and Daisy, Lacy Wood and Mikela Wilbanks of Summersville, Great Great Grandchildren Charlotte and Callum of Bowling Green, she is also survived by her beloved siblings, Glenna Woodring, Kit Skaggs, (Cathy) Sue Turner, Ruby Hatfield, Pauline Steele, Bob Skaggs, and Ann Roark (Thomas), and many nieces, and a host of other family members and special friends Mickey Pelley and Janice Kiesling from New Mexico. There will be a period of visitation from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. Brother Randy Whiteside will deliver a eulogy at 11:00 a.m.