1921
2017
Mildred Iona Patton Smith Tench, 95, of Fayetteville, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Hidden Valley Nursing Home, Oak Hill.
Born on August 2, 1921 at Pear, WV, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Naomi Plumley Patton.
Mrs. Tench was a member of Fayetteville Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her family.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, William Ray Smith, and her second husband, Jesse Lawrence Tench; son, Fredrick William Smith; sisters, Edith, Opal, and Tina; brothers, Oral and Carl; and two great-grandsons, Park Fox and Lane Howard.
Left to cherish her memory are her two sons, Jim (Jane) Smith and Mike (Donna) Smith; daughter-in-law, Linda Smith; eleven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
The family will receive friends on Monday from 11 am to noon at the funeral home.
Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials in Mildred Tench’s memory may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation or Fredrick W. Smith Scholarship Fund at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine at Lewisburg, WV.
For those wishing to express your condolences to the Smith/Tench family, you may do so by visiting our website at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com.
The family has entrusted arrangements to Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, WV.
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July 22, 2017
Roy Milam
Mike, Donna, & Girls,
We are so sorry for your loss. Your mom was a very special person. In the late 90s I was in the mall and she saw me and called me by name, after not seeing her for well over 30 years. I will never forget that. Mike, we can't be there Monday due to surgery. Your parents were great people!
July 22, 2017
Vicki Greene
Mike, Donna and daughters. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. As you know, less than a month ago, I was in your shoes. I won't b able to attend the funeral Monday due to a prior commitment. Your Mother was a beautiful lady inside and out.
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