Obituary
Betty Jane Smailes, 85 of Huntington, WV passed away peacefully on
Friday August 22, 2014 at Woodlands Retirement Community. Funeral services
will be held on Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Joseph Hill
officiating. The family will receive friends after 1:00 p.m. She was born
September 8, 1928 in Lookout, WV the daughter of the late Guy and Goldie
Amick Douglas. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her
husband, George T. Smailes, Sr. and three sisters, Isabell Surratt, Kathryn
Perkins and Louise Douglas. She was a member of Crossroads United Methodist
Church and the Huntington Order of Eastern Star Chapter 8. She is survived
by two sons and daughters-in-law, George T. Smailes, Jr and Jean Smailes and
Richard C. and Lee Smailes all of Huntington; three grandchildren, Amy
(Michael) Thomas of Huntington; Laura Beth Smailes of Charlotte, NC and
George “Tommy” Smailes of Huntington; four great grandchildren and a several
nieces and nephews. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the
charity of one’s choice.
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