Olive, 87, entered the Church Triumphant March 27, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ. She was raised by Thomas Albert Marshall and Mary Bella (Brown) Marshall of Gloucester, NJ. She graduated from Gloucester High School, class of 1948.
In 1953 she married her lifelong love, Harold James (Pat) Smith of Gloucester at Gloucester Methodist Church, NJ. In 1966 they moved to Phoenix, AZ. Preceding his passing they were married forty-eight years.
Olive was a member of Gospel Hall and Maranatha Baptist Church of Phoenix, AZ for over fifty years. She and Pat were well traveled locally and toured Europe when they relocated to Baunach, Germany from 1985 through 1990.
She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; sisters, Betty and Grace; brothers, Tom and Bill. She is survived by her children Sandra (John Manobianco), David (Jill), and Kevin (Nancy); seven grandchildren: Daniel (Egie), Nathan (Ruthie), Lisa (Ernie), Vanessa (David), Karin (Alex), Kelsey and Kristen and seven great grandchildren: Bella, Hunter, Abigail, Diana, Eliza, Dominic and Megan.
Please join us for a celebration of life honoring Olive's life, Saturday, April 7th, 11:00 AM, at Maranatha Baptist Church - 9120 N 95th Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85015. The family has requested the Internment be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley by mail or online at https://hov.org/donate/.
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