Katherine Douglas Smith
Active member in First U.M. Church of Waynesburg
Katherine Douglas Smith, 96, of Waynesburg, died Saturday, August 3, 2013, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown W.Va., after a brief illness.
She was born October 29, 1916, in Providence, R.I., a daughter of the late Samuel Tobey Douglas and Helen Kurtz Douglas.
On May 24, 1941, she married David McKenzie Smith, who died January 27, 2011.
She attended Wheelock School, now Wheelock College, from 1934 to 1937, and received a degree in early childhood education. She was a member of one of the first Brownie troops, remained a Girl Scout into adulthood and was awarded Girl Scouts’ highest honor, the Girl Scout Gold award. She later became a Boy Scout leader as she raised her sons.
While living in Pittsburgh, she volunteered at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh for nine years and as a tutor at Miller Elementary School in Pittsburgh. She was a frequent blood donor.
Mrs. Smith and her husband retired to a small farm in Carmichaels, where they resided for several years before moving to Waynesburg.
She was a member and officer of AARP and Warrior Trail Association. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church of Waynesburg and a former Sunday school teacher. She loved sewing, gardening and baking.
Surviving are three sons, Douglas Kent Smith (Kathleen Stratton Smith) of Canonsburg, Donald McKenzie Smith of Cuenca, Ecuador, and Malcolm Blake Smith (Clemmie Hannigan Smith) of Carmichaels; three granddaughters, Lauren Katherine Smith Farah (Michael), Samantha Smith Carter (Mike) and Jennifer Smith Ross (Jared); six great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Katherine Farah, Trenton, Sophia and Joselyn Carter and Jameson Ross; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Deceased are three brothers, John Kurtz Douglas, Samuel Tobey Douglas Jr. and Stewart Nicholas Douglas.
A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 24, in First United Methodist Church in Waynesburg, with Pastor Gary Grau presiding. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 112 North Richhill Street, Waynesburg PA 15370, or Warrior Trail Association, P.O. Box 103, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Condolences may be offered at www.behmfh.com.