Lydia Faye Smith

1936 - 2017

Lydia Faye Smith, 80, of Bushnell, FL, formerly of Huddy, KY, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at the Hospice of Citrus in the Nature Coast of Le Canto, FL.
     Faye was born on August 16, 1936, in Huddy, KY, the daughter of the late Leeroy Smith and Verlie Carroll Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Ransom Smith, who passed away on February 17, of this year.
Faye was a retired school teacher from the Pike County Board of Education, where she taught at South Williamson Grade School and Runyon Elementary School. Faye loved to go camping and to travel, especially her trips to Myrtle Beach with the O'Bryan family.
     She is survived by her care giver, Tonya Warthen; special friends Bob Sammons and Muriel Sammons; two sister-in-laws, Margaret Hatfield of Belfry, KY and Maggie Holbrook of Ypsilanti, MI; her loving cousins, the O'Bryan family, whom she considered her brothers and sisters and a host of other loving family members and friends.
     Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 26, 2017, beginning at 1 PM at R. E. Rogers Funeral Home with Bob Werntz officiating. Burial will follow at the Coburn Point Cemetery of Huddy, KY, with Johnny O'Bryan, Joe O'Bryan, Jim Ball, Greg Sammons, and Mike Sammons serving as active pallbearers. Bob Sammons will serve as an honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be held on Saturday evening from 6-9 PM at the funeral home. Special services will be held at 7 PM with Roger Mullins officiating. R. E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry, KY, is serving the Smith family. Online condolences may be made at rerogersfh.com.