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Patricia Smith Obituary

Smith Patricia M. (nee McEvoy) July 18, 2025. Beloved wife of Rush Blackfan Smith. Loving mother to Kimberly Smith (Jonathan) Guerster, Leslie Hughes Smith (Gregory) Jannetta, and Christina Topley Smith and doting "Nana" to 6 grandchildren. She will also be missed by two sisters. Family and friends are invited to Patricia's Funeral on Friday, July 25, 11 A.M. at Church of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin's Lane, Phila., PA 19118. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent "in memory of Patricia M. Smith" to The Church of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118. Link to donate: https://www.stmartinec.org/give or, to Penn Medicine Development Attn: Maddie Hansen, 3535 Market Street, Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Link to donate: https://giving.apps.upenn.edu/fund?program=MED&fund=604151. For full obituary please go to https://www.craftfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/patricia-m-smith/ www.craftfuneralhomes.com

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Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Jul. 22, 2025.

Memorial Events
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6

Visitation

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Starks & Menchinger Chapel

2650 Niles Rd., MI 49085

Sep

6

Service

3:00 p.m.

Starks & Menchinger Chapel

2650 Niles Rd., MI 49085

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Craft Funeral Home, Inc. of Erdenheim

814 Bethlehem Pike, Glenside, PA 19038

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Barbara McKie

July 25, 2025

This beautiful lady was my kindergarten teacher at Boyton School 1964-1965 I never forget her she instilled a lot into my life. I would see her its been years but I remembered her she said yes oh yes when I would say who I was (I was probly 45 then) now 66 a true lady and educator in every sense rest easy , fly high AMEN

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