Obituary for Dorothy Helen Smith

DOROTHY HELEN SMITH

Dorothy Helen Smith, age 91, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday January 27, 2022, at Reid Health in Richmond surrounded by her loving family. Born on October 9, 1930, in Owsley County, Kentucky, she is the daughter of the late Herschel Judd, Sr. and Mary Jane Mayes Judd.

Helen attended Laurel High School and was married to Chester LeRoy Smith on August 27, 1948, in Brookville. Mr. Smith passed in 2001.

She attended Laurel Nazarene Church. She retired in 2001, from Hill-Rom in Batesville. She had also worked as a supervisor at J&J Garment in Brookville. She loved to spend time with her family, working in vegetable and flower gardens, reading, sewing and reupholstering furniture.

Helen is survived by three sisters, Beverly Proffitt of Connersville, LaVerne Rairdon of Avon, and Henrietta “Penny” Horstman of Indianapolis and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by six brothers, Robert, Harold, Ralph, Larry and Herschel Jr. Judd and two sisters, Betty Jean Hatfield and Caroline Sue Judd. 

Visitation for friends and family will be at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, 513 W 8th Street, Connersville, on February 5, 2022, from 11 am and 1 pm. Funeral services will follow at 1 pm with Rev. Darrell York officiating. Burial will be at Laurel North Cemetery.