1938
Mary
2011
Mary Smith
March 26, 1938 — June 22, 2011
Mary Jeanne (Allen) Smith
Mary Jeanne was born on March 26, 1938, to Agnes and Forrest Allen. She was the second of four children following her sister Lorraine and preceding her brother Ted and Sister Donna.
She married Tom Smith on June 28th, 1957 and they had four loving children: Rick, Bobby, Ginger and Jimmy.
Her children gave her Eight grandchildren: Chrissy, Rachel, Ryan, Justin, Brittany, Matthew, Cody, and Hailey; one great granddaughter, Jailynn.
She is also survived by daughters in law: Kathy, Kim, and Belle and son in law Dave.
Mary Jeanne loved her family above all else. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, mother in law, sister in law, and aunt. She was a loving caregiver and a cherished friend, and she was always ready to lend a hand, a sympathetic ear, or a shoulder to cry on.
She was very down to earth and looked forward to all the seasons, whether planting flowers in the spring, relaxing and swimming in the pool in the summer, putting out pumpkins and scarecrows in the fall, or decorating for Christmas when the winter came. She relished all the holidays and took her joy from sharing in the joy of her family: making Easter eggs, the big Thanksgiving spread, Christmas day and, more recently, Christmas Eve dinner. Family dinners will never be the sane without her famous lasagna.
When Mary Jeanne traveled, she enjoyed visiting Dona's house in Pennsylvania or Ted's cabin in West Virginia and she especially enjoyed road trips to Dover and Charles town.
Now, she has left behind the suffering she went through, and has found peace in a better place with those that went before her, especially her mother, who the family affectionately called Gram.
Together they are both looking down on us, smiling, and wishing us well in our continued travels with the old Irish blessing:
May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall short upon your fields,
And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Mary Jeanne was born on March 26, 1938, to Agnes and Forrest Allen. She was the second of four children following her sister Lorraine and preceding her brother Ted and Sister Donna.
She married Tom Smith on June 28th, 1957 and they had four loving children: Rick, Bobby, Ginger and Jimmy.
Her children gave her Eight grandchildren: Chrissy, Rachel, Ryan, Justin, Brittany, Matthew, Cody, and Hailey; one great granddaughter, Jailynn.
She is also survived by daughters in law: Kathy, Kim, and Belle and son in law Dave.
Mary Jeanne loved her family above all else. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, mother in law, sister in law, and aunt. She was a loving caregiver and a cherished friend, and she was always ready to lend a hand, a sympathetic ear, or a shoulder to cry on.
She was very down to earth and looked forward to all the seasons, whether planting flowers in the spring, relaxing and swimming in the pool in the summer, putting out pumpkins and scarecrows in the fall, or decorating for Christmas when the winter came. She relished all the holidays and took her joy from sharing in the joy of her family: making Easter eggs, the big Thanksgiving spread, Christmas day and, more recently, Christmas Eve dinner. Family dinners will never be the sane without her famous lasagna.
When Mary Jeanne traveled, she enjoyed visiting Dona's house in Pennsylvania or Ted's cabin in West Virginia and she especially enjoyed road trips to Dover and Charles town.
Now, she has left behind the suffering she went through, and has found peace in a better place with those that went before her, especially her mother, who the family affectionately called Gram.
Together they are both looking down on us, smiling, and wishing us well in our continued travels with the old Irish blessing:
May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall short upon your fields,
And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Cemetery Details
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
13801 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD, 20906
Silver Spring, MD, 20906
Visitation
JUN 27. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A.
4739 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD, US, 20781
info@gaschs.com
http://www.gaschs.com
Service
JUN 27. 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A.
4739 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD, US, 20781
info@gaschs.com
http://www.gaschs.com
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