Thelma Weaver Smith, 84
SEAFORD - Thelma Weaver Smith, went into the presence of the Lord Wednesday, October 28, 2009. She was 84. She is the daughter and only child of the late Roland David Weaver and Wilda Miller Weaver of Cranberry, Pa. With her husband, Thelma served the following charges in the United Methodist Church, Sheakleyville, Pa.; Farmington; Frankford; Dover; Goldsboro, Md.; Reno, Pa., and Shippenville, Pa. She enjoyed reading, ceramics, needlework and joyously giving small gifts of appreciation to all who came into contact with her. Thelma loved people and found them a joy in her life, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who she loved to brag on to whoever would listen. Above all, Thelma was known for her lived out faith in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and her love for worship at the Methodist Manor House, where she lived for the past 16 years. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Rev. William Harold Smith of Seaford; their only child, David William Smith and his wife, Joyce Dodd Smith of Seaford; three grandchildren, David Scott Smith and his wife, Kimberly Baxter Smith, Kristin Lee Smith and his wife, Robin Whitney Smith, and Jodi Smith Evans and her husband, Richard Lee Evans; 10 great-grandchildren, Tyler, Joshua, Brayden, SarahAnne, Katelyn, Justin, Alyssa, Connor, Corey and Ryan. Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at the Atlanta Road Alliance Church, Seaford. For directions see
www.atlantaroadcma.org. A memorial service will begin at 2:30 p.m., with internment at Cokesbury Cemetery, Cokesbury, Md. A dinner at the church will follow for family and friends. The family suggests donations be made to the Atlanta Road Alliance Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 756, Seaford, DE 19973; or the Methodist Manor House Employee Benevolent Fund, 1001 Middleford Rd., Seaford, DE 19973. Arrangements by the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford.