This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Brumm, Dymenstra, Martin, Duddles Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1540 Message Board Post: Edna M. Smith, age 84, of Nashville, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at her son's home. She was born March 13, 1913 in Nashville, the daughter of Charles & Eva (Smith) Brumm. She graduated from Nashville High School, received her teaching degree from Western University, and her Master's Degree as a Librarian also from Western. She taught school at Luther and Bear Lake, was the Librarian at Fuller School, and substitute teacher at W. K. Kellogg School, both in Nashville. She married James Edwin Smith June 4, 1938 in Nashville, he preceded her in death March 24, 1992. She was chief negotiator during the school consolidation at Maple Valley and was Secretary on the new school board after the consolidation. She was a Charter Member and Past President for the Nashville Womens Literary Club, former member of the Nashville Evangelical United Brethren Church and member of the Nashville United Methodist Church serving as church organist, Sunday School Teacher, Church Librarian! , Church Historian, President of the United Methodist Womens Group, and was a certified Lay Minister of the Methodist Church. She did Missionary work in Mexico and Texas, was a long time Hospice Volunteer, the local Red Cross Coordinator, and the local Crop Walk Coordinator. She enjoyed dancing, card playing, and her cat: Kit Kat. She was also preceded in death by her son, Jerry Smith, and a half sister, Myrtle Dymenstra. She is survived by her daughter, Lucinda (Richard) Martin of East Lansing; sons Timothy (Bessie) Smith & Dennis (Carla) Smith both of Nashville; 14 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren; brother, Allen Brumm of Grand Rapids, Minnesota; daughter-in-law, Kathy Smith of Alma; sisters-in-law, Hope (Robert) Duddles of Reed City and Beulah Smith of California. Memorial Services were held Saturday, May 10, 1997 at the Nashville United Methodist Church with Reverend James Hynes officiating. Burial was at the Lakeview Cemetery in Nashville. Memorial donation! s may be made to Nashville United Methodist Church, or Eaton Counth Ho spice. Funeral arrangements were made by Maple Valley Chapel-Genther Funeral Home, Nashville. (The Hastings "Reminder" - Tuesday, May 13, 1997) Transcriber has no family connection.