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Erma Smith Obituary
POMEROY — Erma Mae Smith, 91, of Pomeroy, died Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis.
Born June 17, 1925, in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Sheridan and Julia Baldwin Gibbs. Erma was retired from Veterans Memorial Hospital.
She is survived by a son, Robert (Barbara) Smith; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Smith; a son, Eugene Smith; one grandson, Dallas Smith; one sister, Alma; and three brothers, June, Bill and Gerald.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Monday, May 15, 2017, at Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor Loren Seibold officiating. Burial was in the Hemlock Grove Cemetery. Visitation was Monday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home. Friends are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at ewingfuneralhome.net.
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May 15, 2017
Prayers for you her family. Erma was such a wonderful, sweet and caring person. She was such an inspiration to all who knew her. Count it as a blessing to have had her in my life. God Bless you all
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