Maida Jane Swan Smith, 96, of Lexington, KY, formerly of Huntington, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at Hospice of the Bluegrass in Lexington. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Ron Burnsworth officiating. Burial will follow at Rome Cemetery in Proctorville, OH. Maida was born November 5, 1916, in Huntington, WV, daughter of the late Edward Quay Swan and Esther Phillips Swan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her late husband Homer Shumaker, her late husband Dr. Wilson P. Smith, her daughter Maida N. Smith, and her brother Jim Swan. She graduated from Huntington High School, attended Marshall University and graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. Degree in Home Economics. She demonstrated kitchen appliances for West Penn Power Company, hosted the popular TV show “Maida’s Kitchen” on WSAZ TV, prepared employee luncheons at BB&T Bank and hosted social receptions at Johnson Memorial Church. She was a proud member of The Woman’s Club of Huntington, past president of the Gallaher Elementary School PTA, past president of the Cabell County Medical Society Alliance, and raised funds nationally for the AMA-ERF. She loved sewing and making arts and crafts, participating in a host of craft fairs in West Virginia and Kentucky. For the past 10 years, she lived with her daughter and son-in-law near San Antonio, TX, then moved with them to Lexington, KY. She is survived by her brother, Jack Swan of Fredrick, MD; her sister-in-law Ruth Swan of Roanoke, VA; three sons: Dr. Wilson P. Smith, Jr. and his wife Andrea Smith of Moore, SC; Edward Q. Smith and his wife Carol Smith of Huntington, WV; Dr. Stephen C. Smith of Huntington, WV; daughter, Mina S. Stecklein and her husband Thomas Stecklein of Lexington, KY; two grandchildren: Jason and Camille Smith of Moore, SC. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association or Hospice of the Bluegrass in Lexington, KY.