Betty Jane Bolton Smith, 81, of Paris, passed away Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at Legend Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Meadowbrook Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Smith, the daughter of Dewey Wilson Bolton & Ivee McFadden Bolton, was born Jan. 7, 1942, in Lamar County, Texas. Betty grew up in Paris and graduated in 1960, with honors from Paris High School. She married her soulmate, Homer Lee Smith, on Nov. 23, 1960. Together they enjoyed 62 years of marriage until his death on Dec. 2, 2022. Betty retired from Paris Regional Medical Center in 2016, after a long career. Her happiest times were spent with her family, especially her grandsons. She loved any chance to spoil her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her husband, her parents, and a sister, Nell Bolton Gardner, preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughters, Niki Mathews & husband Duwane and Kristi Harvey & husband Mike, grandsons, Chris Mathews & wife Courtney, Chase Harvey & wife Chelsea, and Kaden Harvey & fiancé Mariah Howard, great grandchildren, Carter Harvey and Callan Harvey, and niece, Vicki Gardner Crawford along with a host of friends. The family would like to extend special thanks to the nurses and staff at Legend Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center for the excellent care and support. Casket bearers will be: Chris Mathews, Chase Harvey, Kaden Harvey, Michael Webb, Duwane Mathews, and Mike Harvey.
