Smith 98th birthday
Dorothy Smith of Tavares, Fla., celebrated her 98th birthday with friends at dinner and a ride on the Christmas Train called the Orange Blossom Cannonball.
The former Dorothy Shaffer was born Dec. 10, 1913, in Boyers. She married the late John Smith on June 28, 1941, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Murrinsville.
She has two daughters, Judy Miller of Tavares and the late Phyllis Ford.
She also has one grandson and one great-grandchild.
Smith is a retired teacher from the Moniteau School District. She taught in several one-room schoolhouses in northern Butler County before retiring from Washington Elementary in 1979.
Smith loves to play cards, bingo and visit.
She is a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and attends St. Peter Catholic Church in DeLand, Fla.
