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Helen Closson-Smith, age 91, of Shell Knob, Mo. went peacefully with the Lord on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Helen was born in 1930 to William and Marietta (Crittenden) Marsh.
Helen attended the Community of Christ Church in Berryville, Ark. where she also served as an ordained minister. Helen taught High School Home Economics over a span of 40 years in the states of Iowa and Illinois. In retirement she was devoted to feeding those in need in Carroll County, Ark. by serving as the intake person for the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank in Berryville.
Helen is survived by her husband, Lieu R. Smith of Shell Knob, Mo.; daughters, Susan Jane Schneider of Belleville, Ill. and Julie Ann Hoffman and her husband Warren of Wheat Ridge, Colo.; brothers, John Marsh and his wife Marie of Pleasantville, Iowa and William Marsh of Independence, Mo.
She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Marietta Marsh and her sister, Kathryn DelVecchio.
Helen will be buried at Roselawn Cemetery in Okeene, Okla. on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Shell Knob Funeral Home with Elder Dale Hunter officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to Loaves and Fishes Food Bank, P.O. Box 194, Berryville, AR 72616. Arrangements are under the direction of Shell Knob Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at shellknobfunerahome.com.
