Edna JewelSmart

 Edna Jewel Smart, 87, of Lone Oak, passed away November 2, 2011 at her home.                   

Services will be held at Lone Oak Baptist Church at 2:30 PM Sunday with Rev. Robert Cook and Rev. Robert Sexton officiating.  Interment will follow at Hooker Ridge Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Saturday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.

Born October 18, 1924 in Tidwell Community of Hunt County, Edna Jewel was the daughter of William Clarence and Elizabeth Mae (Reeves) Wilburn.  On January 27, 1944, she married James Henry Smart in Wagner at the home of the bride’s parents.

Edna Jewel graduated from Merit High School as valedictorian of her class.  She completed a one year Secretarial Business School at East Texas State University (now Texas A. & M. – Commerce). In August of 1980, she retired from the U. S. Federal Government Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service Office after 30 years of service.  After her retirement, she enjoyed cooking lunch for her grandsons and their friends. She was a member of the Lone Oak Baptist Church.

Her survivors include her husband of Lone Oak; daughters Phyllis Fink of Campbell and Betty Eakin of Greenville; brother William Lavon Wilburn and wife Wilma of Farmersville; grandsons Glenn Spradling of Campbell and Larry Dick of Lone Oak; step-grandchildren Bobby Eakin and wife Lora, David Eakin and wife Tiffany, Rhonda Eakin all of Greenville and Norman Eakin of Quinlan;  great-grandchildren Shelby and Sawyer Spradling of Campbell and Rose Page of Llano; step-great-grandchildren Melissa Strickler and husband Steven of Lone Oak, Jeremy Eakin of Carrolton, Cody Eakin of Greenville and James Eakin and wife Ashley of Lemoore, Calif.; and four step-great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and sister Alma Frances Sadler.

Pallbearers will be Glenn Spradling, Sawyer Spradling, Larry Dick, Jeff Wilburn, Jerry Sadler, and David Eakin. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. James Nicholson, Greg Wilburn, Johnny Sadler, Dean Harrison, Ricky Fisher, Mark Westbrook, and Wayne Wise.