Mrs. "Nellene" Smith

Doris H. "Nellene" Smith, 81, passed away, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the Baldwin Nursing Facility in Baldwin. Doris Nellene Smith was born July 1, 1930 in Montpelier, Mississippi to the late Ona Lee Andrews and Elliott Hodnett.. Doris H. "Nellene”. Doris H. "Nellene" Smith married Thomas Franklin Smith in 1955; he preceded her in death December 18, 1989. She was a graduate of Montpelier High School, and as a young woman she worked at Knickerbocker, MFG, then as a operator with Bell Telephone Company. She spent many years working with children at First Baptist Church Child Care where she was fondly known as "Miss Nellene". She was married to late Tommy Smith, former West Point Chief of Police. Funeral services will be Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the E. Scott Allen officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery West Point, Mississippi. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include one daughter, Pam Smith Bean of West Point; one son, Greg Smith (Gina) of Saltillo; four grandchildren; Candace Bean Ollis, Carly Bean, Clancy Smith and Jenny Kate Smith; one brother, Charles Hodnett of Pensacola, FL , preceding her in death was her brother, Louis Hodnett. Honorary Pallbearers will be her many friends at First Baptist Church, caregivers at the Baldwin Nursing Facility, and the staff at NMMC Hospice. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Early Childhood Ministry, P. O. Box 794, West Point, MS 39773 or to Baldwin Nursing Facility Activity Fund, 739 4th Street South, Baldwin, MS 38824. Visitation will be Sunday, 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home.