Catherine Louise "Kate" Smith, age 71, of Waverly, Ohio, died Wednesday July 8, 2015 at the Adena Pike Medical Center in Waverly, Ohio. She was born June 30, 1944 in Pike County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Frank and Vivian Keplinger Anderson. Mrs. Smith was united in marriage August 4, 1959 to her husband, Hallie Carlos Smith, who preceded her in death May 3, 2014. Surviving are her children, Sharon (Mike) Hamburg of Chillicothe, Ohio, Grace Ann (Sherman) Tuttle of Beaver, Ohio, Hallie Lee (Missi) Smith of Beaver, Ohio, Donna Jean Smith (finance` Brett Pattison) of Bellefontaine, Ohio, Mary Louise (Scott) Mielke of Columbus, Ohio, Brenda Sue (Andrew) Jenkins of Beaver, Ohio, Thomas Eugene (Brenda Jean) Smith of Beaver, Ohio and Lisa (Chester) Looney of Piketon, Ohio, eighteen grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, three brothers, Rob (Sharon) Anderson of Beaver, Ohio, Frank Anderson of Idaho, Ohio and Ralph (Sue) Anderson of Columbus, Ohio, and three sisters, Ann (Darrel) Cantrell of Beaver, Ohio, Jean (Leo) Nickel of Piketon, Ohio and Barbara Warner of Indiana. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two granddaughters, Angela Young Tuttle and Melissa Hall, and three brothers, Joseph, Bill, and Loren Anderson. Mrs. Smith attended the Givens Freewill Baptist Church and had an avid love for gardening and flowers. She was loved by all who knew her. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Sunday July 12, 2015 at the Cox Burkitt Funeral Home in Beaver, Ohio with Bro. Charley Ross officiating. Burial will follow in the Beaver Union Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-6:00 P.M. Saturday July 11, 2015 at the funeral home and from 12 noon until the time of service on Sunday.
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