SHIRLEY C. SMITH

CARIBOU – Shirley C. Smith, 65, wife of the late Robert D. Smith, died Sept. 22, 2008, at a Caribou health care facility after a long illness. She was born April 14, 1943, in Perham, the daughter of Millage and Marjorie (Maynard) Howe. She was educated in the Washburn school system. Shirley worked 30 years alongside her husband on the family farm then at their roadside stand, “Smith’s Seedlings and Vegetables.” She attended Perham Baptist Church and was very active and held numerous offices in TOPS. Shirley loved hunting and fishing, and through the years had brought home many partridge, several deer and moose. She enjoyed being in the outdoors and taking rides to spot wildlife. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother to her family, which she loved being with her family and spent a lot of time laughing with her grandsons. Surviving in addition to her mother, Marjorie of Washburn, are a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Siu Lin Lou Smith of Caribou, and son, Ho Leung “Andy” Chan; a daughter and son-in-law, Marjorie and Patrick Bither, and their sons, Levi, Jacob and Kevin Bither, all of New Sweden; three brothers, Richard Howe and his wife, Joan, of Perham, Freeman Howe and his wife, Phyllis, of Presque Isle and Donald Howe and his wife, Barbara, of Texas; one sister, Marilyn Van Scooter and her husband, Albert, of Washburn; a brother-in-law, Henry LaPointe of California; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Phillip and Barbara Smith of Caribou; two sisters-in-law, Gloria Howe of Presque Isle and Charlotte Howe of Mapleton; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Gary and Tom Howe; and a sister, Alice LaPointe. Friends may call 11 a.m. until time of services 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou, with the Rev. David Moore officiating. Interment will take place at the Northern Maine Veterans’ Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish to contribute in memory of Shirley may do so to the Northern Maine Veterans’ Cemetery, Caribou. Envelopes may be obtained through the funeral home. For an online register, please go to www.mocklerfuneralhome.com.