She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fulton, KY.
She was an elementary school teacher in the Obion Co. School system, retiring in 1991 after teaching at South Fulton Elementary School.
She also taught for 3 years at the former Welch School at Dukedom and 5 years at Martin Elementary in Martin, TN.. She had been recognized as Distinguished
Class Room teacher of the year and was a Member of the Obion Co. Retired Teachers Association and the TN Education Association.
She is survived by her husband Ralph M. Smith to whom she married November 11,1952 and a sister Brenda Sosebee of Pine Mountain, GA and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Jack A. and Audie M. Sullivan Bowers and 3 brothers Richard, William Arthur and Nicky Bowers.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Smith will be held at 2:30PM Sunday in our funeral chapel with burial to follow in tne Obion County Memorial Gardens. Friends may call the funeral home from 5 to 8 PM Saturday and anytime Sunday until the funeral hour. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.