Pauline Kathryn Smith

Pauline Kathryn Rodgers Smith of Meeker, Colorado was born in Newton, Kansas on March 10, 1936 to Alvin and Mabel (Ratzlaff) Rodgers and passed from this life on August 14, 2021 at 85 years of age. A funeral service honoring Pauline's life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Faith Baptist Church in Meeker, Colorado. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Meeker.

Pauline grew up in Claflin, Kansas. After graduating from Lindsborg High School in Lindsborg, Kansas, she attended the Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, and graduated in 1955. While attending college, she met Ray Smith, and were married August 11, 1956 in Lindsborg, Kansas.

Ray and Pauline entered the Ministry. Pauline loved playing the piano and organ at church, teaching Sunday school, planning church events, and most of all socializing.

Pauline loved being a wife and organizer. The best thing that ever happened to her was when she became a mother to her three beautiful daughters: Sheri, Cindi, and Paula.

In the early years of her marriage, they lived in Ohio, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Colorado. After settling down in Meeker, Colorado, Pauline worked for 13 years at the Meeker Post Office.

Pauline was preceded in death by her parents: Alvin and Mabel Rodgers; 3 sisters: Virginia Hanceford, Doris Key, and Frances Tarnstrom; 3 brothers: Gale Rodgers, Robert Rodgers, and Roy Rodgers.

Pauline is survived by her husband of 65 years, Ray Smith; 3 daughters: Sheri Phillips of Gilbert, Arizona, Cindi (Gary) Werlinger of Gilbert, Arizona, and Paula (James) Amick of Meeker, Colorado; 1 sister: Janice Scott and husband Ron of Claremore, Oklahoma; 2 brothers: Paul Rodgers and wife Starrlyt of Topeka, Kansas, and Tommy Rodgers and wife Cindy of Axtell, Texas; 9 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.