Fern (Roberts) Smith
Fern (Roberts) Smith, age 86, of Pleasant Valley, MO, formerly of Fox, AR, passed away on May 26, 2017, at the North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City. She had lived in Pleasant Valley with her daughter for the past 2-1/2 years.
Fern was born on Sept. 22, 1930, in Arkansas, to Jack and Evelyn (Thorlton) Hines. In the past she worked at the Rival Factory, worked as a cook in a hospital, and also worked at Lee’s Manufacturing in Kansas City. She greatly enjoyed completing crossword puzzles.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Mike Wilson.
Survivors include stepson, Danny Roberts of Kansas City; children, Cheryl Apple of Pleasant Valley, Judy Pickering of Hamilton, and Steve Roberts of North Augusta, SC; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brother, Terry Brinkley of Stuttgart, AR.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Kidder Cemetery in Kidder. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kidder Cemetery.