of Carlisle, AR
September 4, 1929 - May 11, 2019
Evelyn Trumbo Smith, 89, of Carlisle, Kentucky, widow of Clem Edward Smith, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana, Kentucky.
Born September 4, 1929 in Fisher, Arkansas to the late Ernest Elzy & Ruth Malena Clayton Trumbo, she was a retired Registered Nurse, having worked at St. Joseph Hospital-Memphis, a member of the Carlisle Christian Church and had attended the First Christian Church in Marianna, Arkansas. Evelyn dearly loved to read and greatly enjoyed crocheting & needlepoint.
Left to cherish her memory are a son: Rev. Steve (Ginny) Smith, of Carlisle, Kentucky; 2 daughters: Debbie Hughes, of Advance, North Carolina, and Sherry Hampton, of Monticello, Arkansas; 2 sisters: Ruth Corbin, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Dorothy Jones, of Ft. Worth, Texas; 5 grandchildren: Clint (Tonya) Dorman, Heath (Lacie) Dorman, Jennifer (Jay) Holloway, Jason (Ellen) Hampton and Brian (Suzanne) Hampton; and 8 great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were 2 brothers, Clyde & Shorty Trumbo, and 4 sisters: Beatrice Ramsey, Mary Hampton, Pauline Hughes and Mabel Cockerham.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday, May 15, 2019 by Rev. Steve Smith at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Arkansas.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis, Arkansas.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Carlisle Christian Church, 242 North Locust Street, Carlisle, Kentucky 40311.
I am so sorry for your loss. Evelyn will be missed. May the words of Jesus ease your pain. At John 11:25 he says: “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life;†I hope this promise brings you a measure of comfort in this difficult time.