Mae A. Smythe, age 87, a long time resident of Winter Haven, FL, died Monday, September 3, 2012 in Tulsa, OK due to heart failure. She was born August 11, 1925 in Harnett County, NC the daughter of Dewey and Ethel (Williams) McLamb.
Mae graduated from Crawford W. Long School of Nursing. She was a nurse in the mental health department of the Winter Haven Hospital before retiring. She has been an active member at the First Presbyterian Church of Winter Haven since 1967 where she was ordained as an elder and helped bring Stephen Ministries to the church. She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter DP, Gardenia Garden Club and the Symphony Guild of Winter Haven.
In addition to her parents, Mae was preceded in death by her first husband: Phillip Robert Berrey and husband: Dr. John Welden Smythe, by whom she will be buried. She is survived by her son: Phillip Robert Berrey II of Tulsa, OK, daughter: Lisa Berrey Warshaw of Lakeland, FL, grandsons: Rob Berrey of OR, Adam Berrey of PA, Daniel and Luke Warshaw of Lakeland.
Funeral services are Saturday, September 15, 2012 in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church at 2:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Winter Haven and the Symphony Guild of Winter Haven. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.ott-laughlin.com
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