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June Lanning Smith age 93, of Bryant passed away on Saturday September 27, 2025 in Persimmon Ridge Healthcare in Portland. Born to Woodrow Merle and Edith Pearl (Brown) Bertram on December 12, 1931 in Cartwright, Kentucky. In 1934 Alonzo Lanning married Edith and adopted June. She went by his surname the rest of her life. She was married to Coba L. Smith of Boatland, Tennessee in May of 1952 and he passed away on May 4, 2003. June graduated from Portland High School in 1949 and she was quite proud of the fact that she ranked 4th in her senior class for academics. She worked for United Telephone from 1949, until her retirement in 1987. She was the District Traffic Supervisor in Portland for many years. June was a member of the Lenape Cherokee Tribe and carried the name "Drifting Snow".
Survivors include: daughter, Bonita; two grandchildren: Ian & Jeni (Jeff); great-grandchildren: Gehrig, Kallisto & Rysin; half siblings: Bob Vance, Larry Vance, Gayla Sue and Linda, as well as many cousins and extended family members
June was preceded in death by her parents, adopted father, son Jonathan; half siblings: Mary Elizabeth & Harold Gordon; stepsister: Anna Christine.
Funeral services will be Monday October 6th at 11:00 AM in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Fr. Marty Sandhage presiding. Burial will follow in the Green Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 – 11:00 AM. Memorials can be made to the choice of the donor.
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10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home
221 North Meridian, Portland, IN 47371
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221 North Meridian, Portland, IN 47371
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