Fannie Mae "Babe" Allen Smith

   95, of Huntington, passed-away on Tuesday, September 15th, 2020, at her residence. She was born May 25th, 1925, in Bessemer, Alabama, to the late William and Lessie Brown Allen.

   She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, C.E. 'Gene' Smith, her brother Ammon L. Allen. her sister, Patricia McClure, and her grandsons Brendan Smith and Jesse Terrell.

   She was an active member of St. Peter Claver Church, where she served in the Ladies Guild and the Piecemakers Quilting group. She was a homemaker but was an ever-present supporter of her children and grandchildren in all their endeavors.

   She leaves to mourn her passing her daughters, Carolyn (Roy) Smith of Middletown, CT, Sandra Clements of Huntington, Barbara David of Jacksonville, FL, Mary Terrell or Huntington,  her sons, Eugene Allen Smith of Tuscon, AZ, and Roger (Venecia) Smith of Memphis, TN, along with 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews and special friends, Nellie Snow and Ruth Ewing.

   She attended and graduated from Douglas High School. She never left the house without a stylish hat, and she never shared her secret sweet potato pie recipe. She looked forward to the Friday night whist games with her husband and brother in law and sister in law, Robert and Belle Martin.

   Special thanks to Charity, Candice, Village Caregiving, and Hospice of Huntington for their care of our mother.

   A Home Going service will be conducted 12:00 P.M, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Ferrell-Chambers Funeral Home with Father Douglas Ondeck officiating. Interment will immediately follow at the Woodmere Cemetery, Huntington, WV. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M to 12:00 P.M, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Ferrell-Chambers Funeral Home.