EILEEN SMITH

Eileen Smith, 93, of Lenexa, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010, at Lakeview Village in Lenexa, Kan. Eileen was born March 6, 1917, to Frank and Ella Flinn in Shawnee, Kan. She graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1936. On November 24, 1938, she married Elmo Smith in Monticello, Kan. In 1950, Eileen and Elmo purchased a Western Auto Store in Kingman, Kan., and lived there for over 20 years before returning to Shawnee in 1971. While in Kingman, Eileen raised her two daughters as well as worked in the store with her husband. They were members of the Kingman United Methodist Church. Eileen was active in local clubs and volunteered as a Girl Scout Leader for several years. The most important part of her life was her family. One of her greatest joys was being a part of her grandchildren and great grandchildren's lives, activities and accomplishments. Eileen loved living at Lakeview Village for the last seven years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Elmo; her parents; sisters Frances Simpson and Wanda Huddleston and brother Conrad Flinn. Eileen is survived by her daughters Sharon Young (Gary), Tulsa, Okla., Carolyn DeFeo (David), Mission, Kan.; five grandchildren, Angela Wagner (Mike), Leawood, Todd Young (Suellen), Austin, Texas, Heather Minor (Mike), Prairie Village, Heidi Meyer (Matt), Chicago, Ill., Erin Tollefson, Fairway, Kan.; brother Charles Flinn (Edie), and sister-in-law Lois Flinn, both of DeSoto, Kan.; 11 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, Kan. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, May 24, at the Amos Family Chapel. Burial will follow at the Monticello Union Cemetery in Shawnee, Kan. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Luke's Hospice, 3100 Broadway, Suite 1000, Kansas City, MO 64111, or Lakeview Village, 9100 Park St., Lenexa, KS 66215. Condolences may be made online at www.amosfamily.com. (Arr.'s: Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, at 913-631- 5566.) The Amos Family, 10901 Johnson Dr, 913-631-5566