Funeral service for Martha (Jean) Smith, age 75, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Bates officiating. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery. Mrs. Smith passed away Sunday evening at Donalson Care Center.

A native of Walker County, AL, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Martha Harbin Ennis. She was an administrative assistant for the AEDC, and an active member of Mulberry Baptist Church for over 40 years. Mrs. Smith was an avid quilter and member of the Lincoln County Piece Makers, loved to cook and travel. She has been to every state in the country and parts of Europe.

Survivors include her husband Manley Edward Smith of Fayetteville, daughter Shelia S. Knight of Murfreesboro, TN, step-children Deborah Smith Eiby of Copenhagen, Denmark, Thomas Edward Smith, Virginia Ruth Bartz both of Odenville, AL, granddaughter Lydia Marie Knight, step-grandchildren Mikkel Eiby, Ronja Eiby, Niki Harrell, Kara Bartz, Caleb Bartz, Elise Bartz, Skye Bartz, great granddaughter Gretchen Harrell, sister Gay Dooley of Millington, TN, brothers James Ennis of Navoo, AL, Lee Ennis of Empire, AL and numerous nieces and nephews. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Joseph Edward “Buddy” Smith.

Visitation with the family will be Wednesday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home.