Tina June Smith, 85, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at her home in Tell City.
Tina was born on June 6, 1930 in Bristow, Indiana, to Claudius and Flavia (Sturgeon) Albin.
She was a 1949 graduate of Bristow High School. Tina married Fred Smith, Jr. on August 2, 1952 while Fred was in medical school at Indiana University. Fred and Tina returned to Tell City in 1956 following Fred’s completion of an internship at Indianapolis General Hospital. Sixty-two years of loving marriage followed. They had three children, Lahna S. Smith, Nolan Kent Smith, and Jonathan Scott Smith.
Tina was a member of Evangelical United Church of Christ in Tell City and enjoyed boating, traveling, golfing, music, dancing and being with family and friends. She was a dedicated and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.
Surviving are her children, Lahna Fischer (Richard) of Tell City, IN, Kent Smith (Diane) of Carmel, IN, and J. Scott Smith of Santa Claus, IN; brothers, Wayne Albin and Lennie Albin (Irene), both of Tell City; sisters, Fern Uebelhor (Al), Pat Pund (Cletus) of Tell City and Bonnie Miller of Hawesville, KY; five grandchildren, Kristin Fischer Boehm (Jon), Erica Smith, Nolan Smith, Brianna Smith, and Chandler Smith.
Tina was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Fred, sisters Wanda Kowal (Will), and Opal Fay Oxley (George).
Visitation will be at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home on Sunday, December 27, 2015 from 2:00-6:00 PM CST. Funeral services will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Evangelical United Church of Christ
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