Ora M Smith's Obituary
Ora McCoy Smith, 88, of Decatur passed away on Monday, February 23, 2009 in Lincoln Manor Nursing Home.
Visitation will be 5:00 ' 7:00 pm Thursday February 26, 2008 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Saturday in McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Vinton, OH. Burial will be in Vinton Memorial Park, Vinton, OH. Memorials may be made to Morningside Chapel Church of Christ.
Ora was born on April 5, 1920 in Stacy, VA the daughter of Robert and Maudie Ward McCoy. She was a member of Morningside Chapel Church of Christ. She married Monte Smith on January 1, 1938 in Edo, KY he preceded her in death on January 23, 1985.
Surviving are her son, Paul E. Smith and wife Dorothy “Dottie” of Decatur; daughter, Patricia Ann and husband Jerry E. Osborn of Decatur; grandchildren, David S. Smith and wife Julie, Craig R. Smith and wife Michelle, Shelia Dawn Hunter, Christopher and Crystal Casto, and Amanda McPherson; great-grandchildren, Stephanie R. Edgecombe and husband Justin, Lindsay D., Tyler A., Brenna, and Conner A. Smith, Adam Hamm, Katiely and Ryan Hunter, Christian R. Casto; great-great-grandchild, Meade Gareth Edgecombe; brother Earnie McCoy and wife Myrtle of Vinton, OH; sister-in-law, Virginia McCoy of McAndrews, KY; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers, one sister, and one daughter, Novella Sue Watts.
The family of Ora McCoy Smith is being served by Moran & Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2801 N. Monroe Street, Decatur, Illinois.
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