HURLOCK - Nora Lee Watkins Smith Evans passed away at Peninsula Regional Medical Center on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. She was born on April 3, 1932 in Eldorado, Md., the daughter of the late Harley Guy Watkins and Susan Elizabeth Townsend Watkins. She graduated from Bridgeville High School class of 1949. She continued her education at Goldey Beacom earning a degree in Accounting. She owned and operated the first nursing home in Somerset County, the Smith Nursing Home in Crisfield, which opened in 1963. She was a lifetime member of the Crisfield V.F.W. and later transferred her membership to the Federalsburg V.F.W., the Americn Legion Post 16, and Elks Lodge both in Crisfield and the Moose Lodge in Westover. She spent her whole life volunteering and helping people. She took in the homeless and was dedicated to helping veterans receive their much deserved benefits and was known affectionately as "Mom" or "Miss Nora". She is survived by two daughters, Susan Smith and Lori Smith, both of Hurlock; four grandchildren, Stephan Smith, Nora Lee Smith Sherwood and her husband Scott, Justin and Amanda Smith, and Johnny Smith; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Arintha "Rinky" Kinnamon of Seaford; two brothers, Stengle Watkins of Bridgeville and Harley Watkins, his wife Madeline, of Laurel, Del. She was preceded in death by her son, William C. "B.J." Smith, and 18 brothers and sisters. Funeral services were held on Friday Aug. 29, 2014 at the Framptom Funeral Home. Reverend Denzil Cheek officiated. Interment followed in McKendree Cemetery near Rhodesdale. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Parkinson's Unit, 550 Broadway, Suite 914, Baltimore, MD 21205. Share memories with the family at www.framptom.com