Doris Laverne Smith, 75, Bardstown

Doris Laverne Smith, 75, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was the former Doris Laverne Noel, a native of Washington County, a former secretary at WBRT, a retired accountant at Nukote, and a member of the Cox’s Creek Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William Grundy and Ethel Letra Chesser Noel; one brother, Donnie Noel; and a sister, Jean Beam.

She is survived by two sons; Michael (Brenda) Updike of Louisville, Larry (Gail) Updike of Bardstown; one daughter, Sharon (Steve) Mitchell of Lawrenceburg; three sisters, Linda Spaulding of Botland, Dorval Breeding and Carolyn Martin, both of Bardstown; seven grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral is 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at the Cox’s Creek Baptist Churchwith Bro. Jim Bratcher officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Springfield.

Visitation is 1-8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at the Greenwell Houghlin Northside Funeral Home in Bardstown, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at Cox’s Creek Baptist Church.

The Greenwell Houghlin Northside Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. For more information, visit http://greenwellhoughlinfuneralhomes.com/.

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