Mrs. Smith passed away Monday, March 5, 2018, at her residence. She was born Aug. 20, 1929, in Maysville, Oklahoma, to Shelton C. Carlton and Lula Rene Abernathy Carlton.
Mona was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Tyler. She graduated from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. She was a teacher at Lincoln High School in Stockton, California, from 1966 to 1993, and then moved to Tyler and was involved with various Christian Ministries including WMU, Christian Women's Job Corps, Gospel Village and others through her church.
"The heart of my story is this: God's word is true, He keeps his promises, He provides, He protects, He talks to me, He is near, He is faithful. He may give understanding of things in the past at a future time." -Mona C. Smith, 2/18/18
Mona was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Alfred J. "Joe" Smith, and her grandson William J. Smith.
She is survived by three sons and their families: David and Mary, and their son Colin Smith of Emerald Bay; Don and Susan Smith of Murray, Utah, and their daughter Mercy and grandson Lucca; their son, Thomas Green III and wife Krissi, and their children Maryn, Rodda, Piper, and Penelope of Salt Lake City, Utah; Dwight and Carla Smith and their children Mileah and Micah of Snoqualmie, Washington; brothers, Hal Carlton and Mac Carlton, and many cousins in the Paul's Valley, Oklahoma, area and beyond.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Mar. 9, 2018
Contributor: Earnest Ward - [email protected]
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Mrs. Smith passed away Monday, March 5, 2018, at her residence. She was born Aug. 20, 1929, in Maysville, Oklahoma, to Shelton C. Carlton and Lula Rene Abernathy Carlton.
Mona was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Tyler. She graduated from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. She was a teacher at Lincoln High School in Stockton, California, from 1966 to 1993, and then moved to Tyler and was involved with various Christian Ministries including WMU, Christian Women's Job Corps, Gospel Village and others through her church.
"The heart of my story is this: God's word is true, He keeps his promises, He provides, He protects, He talks to me, He is near, He is faithful. He may give understanding of things in the past at a future time." -Mona C. Smith, 2/18/18
Mona was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Alfred J. "Joe" Smith, and her grandson William J. Smith.
She is survived by three sons and their families: David and Mary, and their son Colin Smith of Emerald Bay; Don and Susan Smith of Murray, Utah, and their daughter Mercy and grandson Lucca; their son, Thomas Green III and wife Krissi, and their children Maryn, Rodda, Piper, and Penelope of Salt Lake City, Utah; Dwight and Carla Smith and their children Mileah and Micah of Snoqualmie, Washington; brothers, Hal Carlton and Mac Carlton, and many cousins in the Paul's Valley, Oklahoma, area and beyond.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Mar. 9, 2018
Contributor: Earnest Ward - [email protected]
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