Virginia E. Smith

Virginia E. Smith passed away at the age of 104 on March 12, 2023, 
at The Masonic Village at Sewickley. She was born July 24, 1918, at 
Sardis, OH and was preceded in death by her beloved husband, 
Robert M. Smith in 2012 and daughter Mary E. Smith in 2021. 
Surviving are daughter Amy L. Gore (Jeffrey) of Ann Arbor, MI., 
grandchildren: Susan Gore Stevens (Carroll), Thomas M. Gore 
(Tracey) and Jonathan S. Gore (Kelly), seven great-grandchildren 
and two great-great-granddaughters. 
Virginia retired from the Hopewell Area School District in 
Aliquippa, in September of 1984, with 32 years of service as a 
secretary and several years as the School Board Secretary. She was 
an avid flower gardener and a gracious hostess who was devoted to 
her home and family. Virginia was a former member of The First 
Presbyterian Church of Sewickley, the Sewickley Order of Eastern 
Star #439, and Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen. She was 
also a Past Mother Advisor of the Woodlawn Chapter of The Order 
of Rainbow for Girls and a former Sewickley Hospital Volunteer. 
As per her wishes, Virginia's body has been donated to Humanity 
Gifts Registry. Memorial services will be held at a later date. If you 
wish, contributions in her memory may be made to the Children's 
Dyslexia Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. 
The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at the Masonic 
Village for their loving care of our dear mother and 
dad. 
“Give me at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk 
undisturbed.” - Walt Whitman 

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