Frances Smith Obituary

Frances E. Smith was born on January 7, 1917 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She attended Lincoln public schools and graduated from Lincoln High School and continued her education with the Lincoln School of Business for secretarial work. At the age of 12 Frances worked as a dishwasher in the kitchen at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. She worked at a clothing store, the State Capital Department of Agriculture, The Department of Motor Vehicle. She then moved to Colorado in 1946. She then worked at Acacia Hotel (when it was still a hotel) as a secretary and general manager. She was also an employee secretary at the Nestle Company before they moved back to New York. She worked as a statistical typist at Holly Sugar then moved to their tax department. After 38 years of hard working Frances retired. After retirement she became a volunteer at The County Courthouse Accounting Department Division of Child Support for 5 days a week and 8 hours a day. It was her illness that forced her to retire as a volunteer. She is survived by her only daughter MoonYean Smith of Colorado Springs. She was a registered parishioner at St. Mary's Cathedral. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00am on January 15th, 2010 at St. Mary's Cathedral. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Habitat For Humanity or St. Mary's Cathedral.