Eleanor Durbin Smith

Eleanor Durbin Smith was born July 17, 1939 in the Pittsburg Landing Community of Hardin County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Jesse Levi and Annie Sue Campbell Durbin.

She was united in marriage to Donald Ray Smith on November 22, 1958. Mr. Smith preceded her in death on January 8, 2010.

Eleanor enjoyed cooking, preserving garden vegetables, and sewing. She loved to watch her favorite television shows, and didn’t want anyone calling her while they were on. She was a caring neighbor to all, helping her friends when they were sick, and delivering delicious meals to them. She was known as a great cook, especially for her chicken and dumplings, blackberry cobbler, and banana pudding. She was a person who was filled with joy, always had a smile on her face, and was loved by many.

She loved seeing and spending time with her grandchildren, and her great grandson Smith was the apple of her eye.

Mrs. Smith departed this life on June 14, 2019 in Corinth, Mississippi at the age of 79 years. She is survived by two daughters, Kathy Bryant and husband Clinton "Fuzz" of Michie, TN, Patricia Franks and Danny Ray of Savannah, TN; granddaughter, Lindsey Franks Gray and husband Jon; grandson, Blake McClain; two great grandsons, Sam Gray and Smith Jennings Gray; two brothers, William Fred Durbin and wife Marvline of Corinth, MS and Jerry Wayne Durbin and wife Judi of Dunlap, TN; sister-in-law, Gail Durbin of Enville, TN; and a host of nieces and nephews.

The Smith family would like to mention the 100 Hall Nurses, CNA's, and therapists at Savannah Healthcare, they provided such wonderful care and love to Mrs. Smith.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by two brothers, Jesse Durbin Jr., and Bobby Durbin; a sister, Mildred Holt.