Edith Smith passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. She was born Edith Emma Chippeaux on april 16, 1921 in Wichita, Kansas to Emile and Edith Chippeaux.
She was preceded in death by her three siblings, Jewel, Chippeaux, Oral Chippeaux and Wanda Jane Cox.
A graduate of North High School she was a homemaker in west Wichita and active in community activities while raising her three children. She retired as an accountant with Quillan and Elsea Advertising in 1988. During her retirement years she enjoyed her pets and traveled throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
She is survived by her husband, Ernest L. Smith; her two children, Dennie DeCamp(Joyce) and Cynthia DeCamp; five grandsons; three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Bob Cox and Alan Smith; sister-in-law, Melba Junken; many nieces, nephews and friends in Wichita; and her former husband, Marion DeCamp.
Those who wish may make a contribution to their favorite charity in remembrance of Edith.