Margie M. Smith, 75, of Jacksonville, Illinois, and formerly of Dale, Illinois, died at 10:35 a.m. on Friday, December 13, 1996, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Georgia.
Mrs. Smith was born on April 30, 1921, in Hamilton County, a daughter of Thomas and Mary Edna (Trout) Essary. She was married twice, to Arthur Wells and Robert Smith, both of whom preceded her in death. Mrs. Smith was a self-employed beauty operator.
The funeral was at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 1996, at Gholson Funeral Home. Rev. Ernie Essary officiated. Burial was in Digby Hill Cemetery in Dale, Illinois.
Mrs. Smith is survived by four sons, Jim Wells and wife Jamie of Indianapolis, Indiana, Sam Wells and wife Kelly of Austin, Texas, Tom Wells of Whitwell, Tennessee, and David Bruce Smith of Jacksonville, Illinois; two daughters, Sandra Lee Claybourn and husband Bob of Cochran, Georgia, and Mrs. Barry Jeffery of Stroud, Oklahoma; two brothers, Ralph Essary of Broughton, Illinois and Harley Essary of Broughton, Illinois; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.