Kent Lakes – Jane Powell Smith, of Kent Lakes, NY, died peacefully on December 6, 2015 at Regional Hospice and Home Care, Danbury, CT. She was 64 years old.
Jane was born on January 15, 1951 in Hartford, CT, daughter to the late William F. and Eleanor (Holcomb) Powell. She attended High School in Garden City, Long Island, NY and graduated from Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, TN.
On June 24, 1972 she married the love of her life, Ret. Brigadier General Donald B. Smith at Holy Trinity Church in Pawling, NY. Together they raised their two children.
Jane was a homemaker extraordinaire. Through her many talents of artwork, cooking, crocheting and home decorating, Jane provided many local charities with hand crafted items utilized during fundraising events. She was the perfect Army wife and always worked tirelessly supporting our soldiers and their families. Jane was a true child of God and her heart was always unto helping others. Her greatest passion and pride was found in loving her family.
Besides her husband of 43 years, Donald B. Smith, Sheriff of Putnam County, Jane is survived by her two children; Christopher Smith and his wife Dr. Mary Smith of Fairfax County, VA and Cherilynne and her husband Lt. Col. Jesse Marsalis of Ft. Belvoir, VA; her brother William ‘Hap’ Powell of Merrimack, NH and sister Amie Wallace of Elizabeth City, NC. Also her eight grandchildren; Jonathan, Elise, Riley, Lindsie, Mitchell, Lillian, Benjamin and Asher Jeremiah, several nieces and nephews, and granddog Gio.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 10 am at The Mission Church, 4101 Route 52, Holmes, NY. A private cremation occurred prior to the service. A Memorial Service and Interment of Jane’s ashes will occur on January 15, 2016 at 10 AM at West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY. Friends may call at Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Avenue, Brewster, NY on Friday, December 18, 2015 from 4pm-8pm.
Donations in Jane’s memory may be made to the following charitable organizations: Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center, 400 East Main Street, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549 and/or Regional Hospice and Home Care Center, 30 Milestone Rd, Danbury, CT, 06810 and/or , 501 Merritt 7, PH, Norwalk, CT 06851, and/or Putnam Hospital Center Foundation, 670 Stoneleigh Ave, Carmel, NY 10512.
