SMITH, MARY I. - Mary I. Smith of Ashley Court, Moncton, NB passed away peacefully in the Palliative Care Unit of The Moncton Hospital on Saturday, August 21, 2010. She was born on April 10, 1948. Mary was the daughter of the late Aden G. Smith and Dolly (Stewart) Smith. She and her parents had originally resided on Milner Road, Moncton. Mary graduated from high school at Notre Dame d'Acadie Academy (NDA) in Moncton. In 1970. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics from Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She was previously employed with the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, in Antigonish, as a 4-H Club coordinator for eastern Nova Scotia. She later worked as a Consumer Educator for Nova Scotia Power in Halifax. Mary returned to Moncton, in the early 1980s and accepted employment with the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture as a representative for 4-H Clubs in the province. In recent years she worked as a Home Economist for the Department of Social Development (formerly Family and Community Services), Moncton, where she was a specialist in home and life management. Her mission was to help individuals, families and their communities develop the skills to live a better, more rewarding life. Mary was a former member of the Nova Scotia Home Economists Association, and at the time of her death she was a member of both the New Brunswick Home Economists Association and the Moncton Home Economists Chapter. Mary was also a member of the Board of Directors of Moncton Early Childhood Stimulation. Mary is survived by her maternal aunt, Mary (late Roland) Walsh of Baie Ste. Anne, NB and her paternal aunt, Edythe (late Emmitt) Smith of Central Bedeque, PEI, and by her friend and former caregiver, Vera Ryder, of Moncton. In addition to her parents, Mary was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Louis P. and Sarah (Johnston) Smith, Central Bedeque, and the following paternal aunts and uncles: Lorne (Mabel) Smith, Emmit Smith, Roy Smith, all of Central Bedeque, Eileen (Sabie) Cameron of Wellington Centre, PEI, Aletha (Linus) Trainor of Grand River, PEI. Mary was also predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Duncan and Bella Stewart, Kouchiboguac, NB and the following maternal aunts and uncles: Roary (Eliza) Stewart of Aldouane, NB; Margaret (Charles) Devine of Orono, Maine; Duncan Jr. (Annie) Stewart of Richibucto, NB; Dugald (Anna, Lucy and Germaine) Stewart, of Saint Louis- de-Kent, NB. In addition, Mary is survived by numerous cousins.
Visitation will be at Cobb's Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 330 Whitepine Road, Riverview, NB (869-2007) on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm, with parish prayers taking place at 8:30 PM and on Wednesday morning from 9:30 AM until departure for the funeral. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 am, at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, 52 Falkland Street, Moncton, NB. A reception in the parish Hall will follow the mass. Mary will be laid to rest beside her parents, at Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery, Chartersville, NB. Online condolences can be made at www.cobb'sfuneralhome.ca

Miss Me, - But Let Me Go

When I come to the end of my road
And the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room
Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little... but, not too long
And not with your head bowed low,
Remember the love that we once shared
Miss me... But let me go!

For this is a journey that we all must make
And each must go alone,
It's all a part of the Master's plan
A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart
Go to the friends we know,
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds
Miss me...But let me go.

Author: Unknown