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Laura M. Smithley

Laura Mae Smithley, 92, of Warren, IN, Wednesday, died Feb. 3, 2016, at Heritage Pointe, in Warren.

Mrs. Smithley was a homemaker.

She was born Oct. 2, 1923, in Gas City to Wilbur L. and Marie Fey Stanley. She married Billy Lavon Smithley on June 28, 1941, in Marion. He preceded her in death on Sept. 6, 2007.

Survivors include two daughters, Joy Smithley and Greta (Bill) Lesh, both of Huntington; four sons, Jerry L. (Carol) Smithley, of Warsaw, Vincent "Rex" Smithley, of Fort Wayne; and  Bobby D (Patricia) Smithley and Timothy R. (Lynn) Smithley, both of Huntington; eight sisters, Janet Daugherty, Mona Pinkerton, Catherine King, Evelyn Lindstrom, Brenda Kendall, Pat Furnish, Rita Benefiel and Mary Shaw; brothers, Charles L. Stanley, Kenneth R. Stanley, Wayne L. Stanley and Howard J. Stanley; 19 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Calling is Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, from noon to 3 p.m. at Glancy-H. Brown & Son Funeral Home, 203 N. Matilda St., Warren. A service to celebrate her life will be held Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at the funeral home, with calling one hour prior to the service. Rev. Chuck Moore will officiate. Interment will follow in the Gardens of Memory, in rural Marion.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 6324 Constitution Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46804.

Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com.