Janet Tate Smith
Richmond

Janet Tate Smith, 66, of College Hill Road, died Monday afternoon, October 11, 2004, at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.

Janet was born on December 13, 1937, in Madison County, the daughter of the late Gordon and Audrey Mallott Tate. She was a homemaker, a private duty caregiver and a member of the Great Sheperd Ministries. Janet was a loving mother and devoted Christian.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Leon Smith; one grandson, Joshua Allen Hurt; and one brother, Richard Tate.

Survivors include: five sons; Larry Hurt of Nicholasville, Wayne Hurt of Richmond, Danny (Gail) Hurt of Waco, Leon "Jack" Smith Jr. of Dreyfus and Mike Smith of Waco; three daughters, Diana Winkler (Dudley) of Waco, Tommie Draper (John) of Indiana, Donna Tapley (David) of Richmond; five brothers, Gordon Caswell Tate (Lilly) of Irvine, Harold Dean Tate (Bonnie) of Ashland, Donnie Tate (Delores) of Indiana, Raymond Tate (Brenda) of Waco and Maxey Tate of Dreyfus; five sisters, Dorothy Wall (Harold) of Union City, Wilma Thomas (Russell) of Louisville, Joyce Halcomb (Tommy) of Waco, Maxine Patton of Richmond and Gladys Spillman (Wayne) of Richmond; a sister-in-law, Mary Weitkamp (Ken) of Richmond; sixteen grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a host of dear friends.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Combs, Parsons and Collins Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in the Flatwoods Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home.

The sons, grandsons and brothers will serve as pallbearers.