GAITHERSBURG - Evelyn Kirkland "Evie" Smith also Ocean View, DE, passed away on Mar. 8, 2017 at Casey House Hospice in Rockville. The cause was respiratory failure due to ALS. Daughter of the late Glenn Ira and Grace Mise Kirkland.
Survived by her husband, M. Blaine Smith; as well as two sons, Ben Smith (Lorinda) of Turtlepoint, Pa. and Nate Smith (Melissa) of Athens, Ga. Also survived by two grandchildren, Jackson and Marlena.
Evie and Blaine maintained homes in Gaithersburg and Ocean View. Evie spent 25 years teaching elementary school music in Montgomery County most of them at Fox Chapel Elementary in Germantown. There she helped spearhead the Creating Original Opera program, under which fourth graders wrote and produced an elaborate musical presentation each of her last 11 years there. She was also an active Sunday School teacher at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church in Derwood.
You may express condolences to Blaine and his family at mbs@nehemiahministries.com. A memorial service has already been held, but the family still welcomes donations to the ALS Association in Evie's memory, at 7507 Standish Pl., Derwood, MD 20855, or www.webdc.alsa.org