{"id":2771,"date":"2018-08-21T00:09:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T00:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2018-10-12T21:50:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T21:50:36","slug":"wilma-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/21\/wilma-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilma Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2778 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wilma_smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wilma_smith.jpg 280w, https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wilma_smith-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>Wilma Smith, 73, of Excelsior Springs, passed away August 21, 2018 at St. Luke\u2019s Hospice House in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Smith was born November 18, 1944 in Muskogee, Okla.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Smith retired from the Excelsior Springs School District in 2003 after 26 years of teaching at Westview Elementary.\u00a0 She held a bachelor\u2019s degree from Arkansas Tech University and Masters degree from UMKC.\u00a0 She was a long-time member of St. Ann\u2019s Catholic Church.\u00a0 In her retirement years, Wilma enjoyed working in the nursery at the Methodist Church in Excelsior Springs, knitting, and spending time with her friends, many of whom were also retired Excelsior Springs teachers.<\/p>\n<p>She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilford and Hazel Lester, as well as her brother, Bob Melton of Tulsa, Okla.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer (Smith) and Nathan Littlejohn of Stover, Mo.; granddaughter, Chelsey Aulakh; great-granddaughter, Jasleen Aulakh; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Cassandra (Yoakum) Smith of Excelsior Springs; and granddaughter, Makinley Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Visitation will be held at from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Bross and Spidle Funeral Home in Excelsior Springs.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #efdbd9; padding: 1em;\">\n<h5>Our Sincere Condolences<\/h5>\n<p>Scott, I was saddened to hear of your mother&#8217;s passing.\u00a0 Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, that you will receive the peace and comfort needed to carry you through.<br \/>\nWith my deepest sympathy, Julia McCutcheon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilma Smith, 73, of Excelsior Springs, passed away August 21, 2018 at St. Luke\u2019s Hospice House in Kansas City. 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