Obituary of Carol Ann Smith

Carol Ann Hornsby Smith, 78, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2024, at the
Harbor View Cottage of The Lincoln Home in Newcastle, Maine following a lengthy
struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

The oldest of three children, Carol Ann was born on November 2, 1945 in Newport
News, Virginia to Charles White Hornsby and Gertrude Elizabeth (Pearce) Hornsby.
She grew up in an extended family in the Virginia Tidewater area, consisting of her
father, mother, step-mother Rebecca Boykin Hornsby, two brothers and many Hornsby,
Pearce, and Bowditch aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Carol Ann graduated from Warwick High School in Newport News in 1963. She
continued her education at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia and the
University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, graduating in 1967 with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Nursing and became a Registered Nurse. She completed additional
nursing education at the Columbia University School of Nursing in New York City and
was employed at the Public Health Department in Atlanta, Georgia and at the Red
Cross Blood Program in Norfolk, Virginia prior to her marriage.

Carol Ann married Marine Captain, Clyde Edward (Ed) Smith, Jr. from Elkhart, Indiana
on December 18, 1976 and partnered with him in raising their two children and
throughout his careers in the Marine Corps and later as a professional forester in many
exciting locations including Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Northern Virginia; Tampa,
Florida; Okinawa, Japan; Albany, Georgia; and Oak Ridge, Tennessee; ultimately
retiring in Waldoboro, Maine. In Okinawa, Carol Ann was employed by the Navy Marine
Corps Relief Society as a visiting nurse.

She was a devoted, mother, wife, and grandmother enjoying fishing and being outdoors
with her husband, children, and grandchildren. As her health declined, she enjoyed
dancing, listening to Willie Nelson, and drawing.

Carol Ann is survived by her husband of nearly 48 years, Ed; two children, Christopher
Lee Smith of Waltham, Massachusetts and Jessica Elizabeth Smith (fiancée, Ken) of
Green Lake, Wisconsin; two brothers, Charles White Hornsby, Jr. (Gail), of Santa Fe,
New Mexico and Douglas Lee Hornsby (Betsy) of Williamsburg, Virginia; three
grandchildren, Nicholas (Nico) Clyde Smith, Matteo (Teo) Robert Smith, and Elenora
(Nora) Catherine Smith of Waltham, Massachusetts; and nephews and nieces of
Virginia, California, and Indiana.

A Celebration of Life is planned for a later date and location.

Memorials may be made as desired by the giver.

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