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Lena Mae

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Doyebi Smith

Mar 31, 1933 — Aug 10, 2009

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Age 76, Lawton - Funeral services will be at 10:00am Friday in the First Assembly of God, Lawton with Roger Reston, Pastor of Calvary Life Assembly of God, Hobart, Rev. Don Barnes, Pastor of First Assembly of God and Delbert Hughes, Pastor of Lighthouse Church of God, Lawton officiating. Mrs. Smith passed away Monday in a Lawton hospital. Burial will be in the Mount Scott KCA Cemetery, north of Lawton, under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. *** A Wake service will be held at 7pm Thursday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. *** Lena Mae Doyebi Smith was born March 31, 1933 in Apache, Oklahoma to Freddie Dee and Emma (Auchia) Doyebi. She was a descendant of Whitebear (Chief Satanta). She grew up around the Meer's Community and attended school at Cache. She was a homemaker, seamstress, craftsman, made shawls and was the number one fry-bread maker. While making fry-bread in Hobart, she was able to assist the Calvary Life Church family with food sales to pay off the church debt and send her pastor on numerous trips to Africa. She worked at Fort Sill and Lawton Cleaners in her younger years, and was active with attending her grandchildren's sporting events. She loved to travel, swim at Medicine Park, attend family "Hat Parties", garage sales and her number one thing to do was attend church. She never met a stranger and fed everyone that came to her home, and gave to anyone in need. She loved and collected pigs. She worked with the Indian Mission (Pentecost), Hunting Horse Methodist Church and Cameron Campus Ministries. She is survived by daughters Mona Bearshield and husband Johnny of Lawton, Elsie Jones and husband Roy of Hobart, OK, Kathy Marquis and husband Randy of Lubbock, TX, Sandee Pugh and husband David of Arlington, TX, Emma Adams and husband Billy of Lawton, Lola Gonzalez and husband Hilario of Guthrie, TX, sons Eddie Smith and wife June of Kewida, MI, Paul Smith and wife Soila of Lawton, Freddie Bob Smith of the home, 39 grandchildren, 64 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is also survived by adopted sons, Dr. Mariano of Lawton, Mike Hodges of Lawton and June Sovo of Elgin; 3 step-children, Elaine Wilson, Marsha Shaddix and Mike Smith all of Georgia and numerous nieces, nephews, church family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband CSM (Ret) Robert J. Smith, brother, Edgar Doyebi, 3 sisters, Juanita Tointigh, Marie Burgess and Virginia Stopp, a son, Pete Lafon Doyebi Smith, a grandson, John Christopher Robert Bearshield and a granddaughter, Christina Rena Smith. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Assembly of God Building Fund, PO Box 6485; Lawton, Oklahoma 73506

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