Ann Gaines Smith's Obituary
Ann Gaines Smith, 88, of Tulsa, died Monday, August 26, 2013. She was born on December 18, 1924, in Oklahoma City, the daughter of Howard and Geraldine Gaines. Ann met her husband, Donald E. Smith, while attending the University of Oklahoma and they were married September 1, 1945 in Alexandria, Virginia. She was a founding member of Saint Dunstan’s Episcopal Church. She also loved to play bridge and enjoyed the group she met and played with every Tuesday. She is survived by her sons, David Kennedy Smith, and his wife, E.J. Vaughan-Smith, of Edmond, Oklahoma, Bruce Barton Smith, Tulsa, Oklahoma, daughter, Susan Smith Mays, Tulsa, Oklahoma, grandson, William Matthew Mays, Tulsa, Oklahoma, sister, Frances Anderson, Redland, California, and numerous other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Donald E. Smith. In lieu of flowers and memorial donations, the family asks that everyone who knew and loved Ann do a random act of kindness in her memory. Services pending.
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