Bill Text: IL SR0352 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Martha Ann (Mealer) Smith.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR0352 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0352-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Martha Ann (Mealer) Smith of Danville, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on June 3, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Martha Smith was born in Danville to Homer Eugene | ||||||
6 | and Bessie Ola Edwards Mealer on April 22, 1932; she was a | ||||||
7 | lifelong resident of Danville; she attended Oaklawn, Cannon, | ||||||
8 | and Lincoln Grade School, where she was a member of the girls' | ||||||
9 | city champion basketball team; she graduated from Danville | ||||||
10 | High School in 1950, and she continued to chair and work on all | ||||||
11 | class reunions; she married Donald Lee Smith at Central | ||||||
12 | Christian Church on October 26, 1968, and he preceded her in | ||||||
13 | death on September 17, 2008; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Martha Smith was employed in | ||||||
15 | the offices of Sears Roebuck, Illinois Power, and General | ||||||
16 | Electric; she also served as the assistant marketing director | ||||||
17 | for Liberty Village; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Martha Smith served as state director for the | ||||||
19 | Miss National Teenager Scholarship Pageant for Illinois and | ||||||
20 | Wisconsin for 14 years; she was a former director of the | ||||||
21 | Vermilion County Fair Pageant, where she trained girls for | ||||||
22 | competition; she judged many local, state, and national |
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1 | pageants; she was named Ms. Illinois Senior America in 1997 | ||||||
2 | and was 5th runner-up for the National Senior America Pageant | ||||||
3 | in 1997; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Martha Smith was active in many civic | ||||||
5 | organizations and was known as "Clipboard Martha" for always | ||||||
6 | being in the process of organizing some charity activity; she | ||||||
7 | served on the Salvation Army Auxiliary Board, where she was | ||||||
8 | president for three years; she developed and chaired the | ||||||
9 | Kettle Golf Tournament for the Auxiliary and the Elks Golf | ||||||
10 | Tournament; she chaired the Toys for Tots Program for over ten | ||||||
11 | years; she served on the former USMC Hospital Auxiliary Board; | ||||||
12 | she was a lifetime member and the past president of the | ||||||
13 | Danville Symphony Orchestra; she was an active member of the | ||||||
14 | Danville Elks, and she was named District Elk Lady of the Year | ||||||
15 | in 2004 and Lady of the Year for the State of Illinois Elks in | ||||||
16 | 2004; she was previously active with the Red Mask Players and | ||||||
17 | was the former president of the Red Mask Women's Guild; she was | ||||||
18 | a member of the Danville Boat Club and the Danville Garden | ||||||
19 | Club; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Martha Smith was a member of St. James United | ||||||
21 | Methodist Church, where she served on numerous committees for | ||||||
22 | the United Methodist Women, the 3M Sunday School Class, and | ||||||
23 | the Christian Women's Club; she traveled to Israel, where she | ||||||
24 | was baptized in the River Jordan alongside her husband; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Martha Smith loved sewing, gardening, golfing, | ||||||
2 | and researching her family genealogy; she was a devoted wife, | ||||||
3 | mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Martha Smith was preceded in death by her | ||||||
5 | parents; her husband, Donald; her sisters, Bette Ruth Mealer | ||||||
6 | (Andrew) Hunt and Nancy Mealer (Robert) Butler; her brother, | ||||||
7 | Farrell Eugene Mealer; and her nephews, Farrell E. Mealer Jr. | ||||||
8 | and Robert Butler; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Martha Smith is survived by her daughters, | ||||||
10 | Cynthia Ann Phillips (Robert) Minor and Kimberly Ann Smith | ||||||
11 | (Ted) Silvey; her grandsons, Robert (Jessica) Minor III, Marc | ||||||
12 | (Medina) Minor, and Matthew (Molly) Minor; her granddaughters, | ||||||
13 | Maria Ann (Alex) Minor Rus and Rachel Nicole Silvey; her | ||||||
14 | great-grandchildren, Jonah Minor, Eli Minor, Mae Minor, Zoe | ||||||
15 | Minor, Noah Minor, Blaise Minor, Aria Minor, Brielle Minor, | ||||||
16 | and Emila Rus; and her nieces, Pamela Mealer (Fred) Parker, | ||||||
17 | Kathleen Hunt (Steve) Arthur, and Donna Butler (Paul) Rogers; | ||||||
18 | therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
21 | Martha Ann (Mealer) Smith and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
22 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be |
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1 | it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
3 | presented to the family of Martha Smith as an expression of our | ||||||
4 | deepest sympathy.
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