Thelma Elizabeth Smith, age 88 of Lebanon, KY, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Bardstown, KY. She was born on December 15, 1930 in Lebanon, KY. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and worked as a cook many years at Tabor Cafe. She was also a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Earl "Tite" Smith (2001); mother, Dorothy Smith Brown; father, James Tilman Spalding; son, James Henry "Buster Pete" Brown; sister, Beatrice Bell; brothers, James Henry Spalding, James Tommy Spalding and George Hayden "Joe Monk" Spalding.

Survivors include daughter, Kathy Bell Porter, of Lebanon, KY; sisters, Wanda Johnson, of Lexington, KY, Tina Furmon, of Louisville, KY. Also surviving are several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins and other extended family members. The family wants to acknowledge the Tabor Family as special chosen family.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2019 at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Bosley Funeral Home. Prayer Services will be held at 7:00 Sunday evening at the funeral home.