Obituaries
Mima J. Smith, 88
December 11, 2014
Mima J. Smith, 88, of Lititz, passed away peacefully at Manor Care on Thursday, December 11, 2014. Born in Lebanon, IN, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Cranford) Coons.
She worked as a lab technician for 60 years with Johnson & Johnson and Merial, Inc. where she retired in 2004. Mima also had the privilege of assisting in the invention of the measles vaccine.
Mima was a loving mother and nana. She was of the Methodist faith and attended the Lititz United Methodist Church.
Mima is survived by her 2 sons: Russell C. Smith, husband of Christine, of Fairless Hills, PA, and John A. Smith, husband of Karen, of Lititz; 6 grandchildren: Natalie, Ryan, Matthew, Audrey, Amber, and Alicia; and many great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her twin sister, Barbara J. Davis, wife of Charles, of San Diego, CA. Mima was preceded in death by 2 siblings, James Coons and Betty Blickenstaff.
A Funeral Service for Mima will be held at 11AM, on Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 10-11AM. Interment will follow at Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Mima’s name may be made to the American Heart Association, 610 Community Way, Lancaster, PA 17603.
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Condolences to the Family
May 21, 2015
Chip and John,
Please accept my belated condolences at the death of your mother. Mima and I were friends at Merial and I am so sorry to hear of her death.
Jeannine Gilbert Wing
December 15, 2014
Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your loss. Our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time. We understand what you are going through.
Kush Family
December 14, 2014
Dear Russell, Christine and your entire family:
Please know that we carry you in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers during this most difficult time. Our family will lift all of you in prayer as you are celebrating the life of your Mom.
Our prayer will be that as God receives your Mom’s soul, that each of you will be filled with the peace, grace and strength needed for your journey.
Love,
Anthony and Gina
December 13, 2014
Auntie Mima was a wonderful person and will live forever in my memories. I remember, like it was yesterday, when she taught me the correct way to set a dinner table, proper manners at the table, and how to decorate a Christmas tree artistically among others. I didn’t have the opportunity to see her in the last few years, but we spoke on the phone. My heart was always warm from the conversation. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends suffering the loss of her presence.
Diana High , Betty Blickenstaff’s daughter
Bill High, Diana’s husband
West Hills, CA
December 13, 2014
My most sincere condolences CHIP & JOHN! So sorry to hear of Auntie Mimas passing without seeing her one more time. Coming from such a hard beginning in life. Then what she was able to make of it. I was always so proud to have her as my Aunt. As a child growing up I can still remember going to her house in Zionsville and enjoying her wonderful meals and beautiful home. At Christmas time we all were excited to get her gift to us kids, it was always the greatest. Treating us as her own. Her unique ability to always have quality in everything she did was continued whenever I got a card or letter from her, being it so nice. She seemed so fullfilled when she had her two sons, being so proud of them. Some day we will meet again Auntie MIMA. SINCERELY, STEVE BLICKENSTAFF (NEPHEW) & FAMILY
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- Monday, December 15, 2014
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory
- 3110 Lititz Pike
- Lititz, PA 17543
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- Monday, December 15, 2014
- 11:00 AM
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- Lititz, PA 17543
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