Ruth Sell Smith, affectionately known as "Mo", passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient and Residential Center in Statesboro Georgia.
She was born in 1919 in Rockford, Ohio where she graduated from high school. She married Carl Richard Smith in 1940. They resided for many years in the Edon, Ohio community where they raised their family. Her later years were spent in Georgia where she was known for her hospitality to the friends of her family. "Mo" was famous for her buckeye candy, cookies, custard, apple and peach pies.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Richard Smith; a sister Wanna Sell; and brothers Robert, Carl and Lowell Sell.
She is survived by daughters Jan (David) Adams of Atlanta, GA; Pat Hill of Statesboro, GA; sons Gary (Charlotte) Smith of West Unity, Ohio, Steve (Beverly) Smith of Ft. Wayne IN, and Richard (Pam) Smith of Statesboro, GA; ten grandchildren, Tom, Dave, Doug, Sara, Audrey, Abby, Zac, Sam, Alex, George and many great and great-great grandchildren; a brother, Paul Sell of Bluffton IN; sisters-in-law, Eleanor Stapleton of Decatur, IN, Pauline Sell of Rockford, OH; and many special nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. at Wilson Geesey Funeral Home in Montpelier, OH. Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at Wilson Geesey Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Scipio Cemetery in Harlen, IN. The family requests that memorials be made to the charity of your choice in Mrs. Smith's honor.