A. Joanne (Clark) Smith, 80, formerly of 5673 Clarkstown Road, Muncy, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at the Muncy Valley Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit.
Born July 20, 1931, in Williamsport, she was the daughter of the late Harold L. and Catherine (Mitcheltree) Clark. On Nov. 17, 1951, she married W. Kimber Smith. Together they celebrated 58 years until his death on Sept. 19, 2010.
A 1949 graduate of Williamsport High School, she retired from Sovereign Bank in Muncy after 24 years of service.
Joanne was a member of St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Muncy, where she served on council and various committees and organizations, including the Women of St. Andrew. She was a former member of Muncy Business and Professional Women, the Muncy Woman's Club and the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Joanne previously volunteered and served as a board member for the Jessica Ann Hicks Foundation for childhood cancer in Hughesville. She was also a former volunteer for the Susquehanna Health System at the Muncy Valley Hospital; and she and her husband often volunteered at St. Anthony's Center in Williamsport.
The greatest joys of her life were her family, her church family and her friends.
Surviving are three sons, David W. Smith and Kim M. (Susan) Smith, all of Muncy, and Stephen J. Smith of Williamsport; one daughter, Susan D. (Jonathan) Klotz of Williamsport; one brother, Richard A. (June) Clark of Cogan Station; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a son, Thomas R. Smith, who died in 1999; and two brothers, Harold L. Clark Jr. and James E. Clark.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 23, at Grenoble's, 121 S. Main St., Muncy. Burial will follow in Muncy Cemetery.
Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
The family will provide the flowers and suggests memorial contributions be made to either Susquehanna Home Care & Hospice (make check payable to Susquehanna Health Foundation), 1001 Grampian Blvd., Williamsport, PA 17701, or to the Muncy Valley Hospital Auxiliary, 215 E. Water St., Muncy, PA 17756.
Expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grenoblefuneralhome.com.
