Dorothy E. Smith, age 87, of Wellston passed away Monday, April 28, 2025, at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson. She was born September 18, 1937, in Owensboro, Kentucky, daughter of the late Alfonzo E. Traughber and Bell Mabel Miller Traughber.
Dorothy was a loving housewife and mother who enjoyed fishing, cooking, and taking care of her cats and dogs.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Charlie and Della Smith; daughter-in-law, Vivian Smith; brother, Robert Traughber; along with five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Besides her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Butler Smith; son, Butler Howard Smith; and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. at the McWilliams Funeral Home in Wellston with Pastor Jason Mathews officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Memory Gardens in Coalton. Calling hours will be one hour prior to the funeral service from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.mcwilliams-funeralhome.com.