WARE-SMITH, Marie Mary - b. April 10, 1921 - d. May 5, 2010

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Marie Mary Ware-Smith of Dewey, Oklahoma, age 89, died at 6:17 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Forrest Manor Nursing Home in Dewey.  She was born April 10, 1921 at Baynsville, Kansas to John E. and Eda (Loger) Mourning.

She grew up and received her education in Clearwater, Kansas, graduating high school there in 1939.  She was married to David E. Ware in 1942, and he preceded her in death in 1989.  She later was married to Arthur Smith in 1993, and he preceded her in death in 2007.  Mrs. Ware-Smith was a loving wife and mother and a member of the Grenola Methodist Church for many years.

Survivors include two sons, Charles E. Ware of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and David E. Ware of Grenola, Kansas; one daughter, Mary Elaine Gantz of Oak Harbor, Washington; nine grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.  In addition to her two husbands, Mrs. Ware-Smith was preceded in death by her parents and her son, John E. Ware, in 2004.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2010 in the Grenola Methodist Church at Grenola, Kansas with Mr. Robert Hamm of Dewey, Oklahoma officiating.  Interment will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery at Grenola.  Funeral services and interment are under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory in Bartlesvile, Oklahoma.

A memorial has been established, and those who wish to make a contribution in memory of Mrs. Ware-Smith may do so to Comforting Hands Hospice, 2232 SE Washington Boulevard, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74006.

(published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/6/2010)