- Mary Sophy Cox Smith, 86, of Freeport died Monday, Sept. 27, 2004, at home.
She was born April 20, 1918, in Wautoma, Wis., to John A. and Sophy P. Cox.
After graduating from Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1935, she received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Marquette University in Milwaukee in 1939.
On Feb. 22, 1941, Mary and Robert J. Smith were married in Milwaukee. They lived on the family farm north of Freeport for more than 50 years. He died on Jan. 24, 2001.
Her memberships included St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Mrs. Smith had a special devotion to the Freeport Catholic Schools and the Native American missions.
She is survived by eight children, Michael (Mary Ann) Smith of Haverhill, Mass., Mary Ellen (Stuart) Lockwood of Kiawah Island, S.C., Timothy (Mida) Smith of Batesville, Ark., Jane Andres Bardelas of Freeport, Terrence (Marilyn) Smith of Marthasville, Mo., Kathryn (John) Miiller of Scottsdale, Ariz., Daniel (Cheryl) Smith of Freeport and Bridget (Richard) Ohl of Loveland, Colo.; 21 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Catherine (Robert) Stemper of Wauwatosa, Wis., and Patricia (Michael) Gonring of West Bend, Wis.; and one brother, Thomas (Patricia) Cox of Mequon, Wis.
Preceding her in death, in addition to her husband, were her parents and one sister, Geraldine Keane of Milwaukee, Wis.
The funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with Monsignor P. William McDonnell officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. A private family rosary service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. with visitation following from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for The Monroe Clinic Hospice.
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1918 - 2004 (86 years)
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