Myrtle M. Smith

Myrtle M. Smith, age 73 of Hamilton, passed away at Jewish Hospital on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 2:30 PM. She was born in Corbin, Kentucky on March 15, 1943 to Green and Dissie (Buchanan) Simpson. Myrtle was currently the owner and operator of Smith’s Drive-Thru for the past thirty three years and previously was employed at Avon in Springdale. On August 24, 1959 she married Creed Smith and he preceded her in death in 2011.

She is survived by daughter, Charlotte (Martin) Riley of Hamilton; two grandsons; Joshua Chadwell and Justin Riley, both of Hamilton; one brother, Bobby Buchanan of Hamilton; one sister, Lois Hutchinson of Pontiac, Illinois; and numerous other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and two siblings.

Funeral service will be held at Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home, 330 Pershing Avenue, on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the funeral home.