Shirley Ann Smyth, daughter of the late Dee Robinson and Grace Carter Robinson, was born October 23, 1936 in Knobel, Arkansas, and passed peacefully from her home in O’Fallon, Missouri, into her heavenly home on April 12, 2023.
Ann moved with her family to Dexter when she was a young girl, was a member of First Baptist Church, Dexter, and graduated from Dexter High School in 1954. She married Jimmie Lee Smyth of Dexter on November 6, 1955. The couple moved throughout the state, returning to Cape Girardeau in 1973 and retiring to Dexter in 1989.
Mrs. Smyth had a strong love for Jesus, family and friends. She had the gift of hospitality and there was always room for more to gather around her table. She was an active leader in her church and the activities of her children. Ann served with the Southeast Hospital Ladies Auxiliary and was a member of PEO. She worked as a secretary at the University of Missouri, Rolla and at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape.
Ann is survived by two sons, Craig Smyth (Kristina) and Michael Smyth (Cecilia) both of St. Charles, Missouri; daughter Linda Smyth Simpkins (Jim) of Louisville, Kentucky; sister June Horton (John) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; nine grandchildren, Tom Smyth, Kelli Smyth Barry (Shawn), Tim Lattimer (Jennifer), Courtney Simpkins, Shelby Simpkins Brainard (Max), Esteven Espinosa, Leann Smyth, Lisa Smyth and Jimmie Smyth; five great grandchildren, Abby Smyth, Lincoln and Emmerson Barry, and Miles and Jeremiah Lattimer.Edd
Ann was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jimmie Lee Smyth; sister, Mary Ellen Blankenship; and three brothers Tommy, Carter and Jim Robinson.GVisitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri, on Friday, May 26, 2023, at 10 a.m. prior to a memorial service at 11 a.m. with Rev Mike Williams officiating. Interment at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri, will follow.
Donations in memory of Ann can be made to the First Christian Church, 224 Stoddard Street, Dexter, MO 63841.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.