Millicent "Milly" Smith passed away at the age of 77, on January 2, 2018, at her home in Centralia.

Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Fenton Funeral Chapel.  Funeral services will be held immediately after, with the burial to follow in Glendale Memorial Gardens. Rev. Bill Schnackenberg will officiate.

Millicent was born to Paul L. and Myldred L. Gibson, on November 17, 1940, in Bonne Terre, MO.  She graduated from Flat River High School and later went on to attend Cosmetology School.  On August 23, 1969, she married Clarence "Bud" Smith, in Hannibal, MO, and he preceded her in death on December 14, 2001.

Milly is survived by her children and their spouses, Paula and Jim Thurmond of Daytona Beach, FL, Lisa and David Barnett of Moberly, Clarice and James Rogers of Little Rock, AR, Stacey and Harvey Million Jr. and Matt and Sheila Smith of Centralia; 23 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Louise Rouchka of Sedalia.

Along with her parents and her husband Bud, Milly was preceded in death by her sister, Gloria Conley, and her eldest daughter, Mary Louise Dulle.

Milly was an active member of the Centralia United Methodist Church. She was a longtime local Girl Scout leader, a talented seamstress, avid reader, and made many wedding cakes over the years. She loved her family dearly.

Memorial donations are suggested to the Ronald McDonald House or the Centralia United Methodist Church, in care of Fenton Funeral Chapel, 104 S. Collier Centralia, MO 65240.