Lucille Smith, a 100 year old Gilman City, resident, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Friday, June 17, 2016 at her daughter’s house where she has been residing.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Trenton. A visitation is scheduled from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m., Monday evening at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to the Green Hills Animal Shelter and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.
Mary Lucille Smith was born September 24, 1915 in Trenton, MO to Clarence S. and Bessie Hazel (Hoskins) Fulkerson. On December 10, 1945 she was united in marriage to Merton Leon Smith in Olatha, KS. Lucille worked as a beautician for many years as well as help to take care of the farm with Merton. She was a member of the Dorcas Richardson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Grand River Garden Club, and the Go and Learn F.C.E.
Surviving relatives include her daughter Mary Lynn Griffin and her husband Herb of Gilman, City, MO, grandson Ethan Griffin and his wife Amanda of Trenton, and a great grandson Kidridge Griffin of Trenton.
Those preceding her in death include her parents, husband, brothers Lowell Bond Fulkerson, Donald Ray Fulkerson and a sister Celia Spillman.
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