Ethel Core Smitley
Ethel I. Core Smitley, 72, of Smithfield, Pa., died Tuesday, December 23, 2003 in Mount Saint Macrina Manor, Uniontown, Pa.
She was born January 29, 1931, in Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pa., daughter of John T. Core and Jane Myers Core.
She was a member of The Crusade for Jesus Apostolic Church in Springhill Township.
A son, Stanley Douglas Smitley, one sister, one brother and parents preceded her in death.
Surviving are her husband of 56 years, Thomas Smitley; five children: Thomas E. Smitley of Terra Alta, West Virginia, Samuel A. Smitley of Fairchance, Pa., Robert B. Smitley of Oliphant Furnace, Pa., Donald R. Smitley of Smithfield, Pa., and Sandra K. Smitley Clark of Masontown, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and 12 brothers and sisters.
The Family will receive Friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pa., today, December 26, from 9 to 11 a.m. Services will begin at 11 a.m. with Pastor Lee Roy Edgell officiating.
Interment will follow in Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield, Pa.
Visitation was also held Thursday, December 25, from Noon to 4 p.m.