Obituary of Nan Smith

Nan Marie Smith, daughter of Don and Evelyn (Thompson) Smith, was born September 9, 1953, in Marysville, Kansas, and passed away at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, Kansas, on September 7, 2010, at the age of 56. Nan grew up in Marysville and graduated from the Marysville High School. She also graduated from Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, with a dual Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and Christian Education. She taught school for five years in Marysville, before moving to Norton in 1981. On May 30, 1981, Nan and Dennis Maybon were united in marriage in the First Christian Church in Marysville, and to this union two children were born. They made their home in Norton where Nan was a third grade teacher at the Eisenhower Elementary School. Nan attended the First United Methodist Church in Norton and was a board member of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters and past president of Delta Kappa Gamma. Nan taught school for 33 years and loved her students and she was well loved by them. Nan always worked to insure her students would enjoy education. She truly was proud to be a member of the USD #211 school district and a member of the Norton community. Survivors include: her husband, Dennis, of their home in Norton; one son, Mark Smith Maybon, of Shawnee, Kansas, who is currently attending the Culinary School at Kansas City Art Institute; one daughter, Ashley Smith Maybon, who is currently attending Kansas University majoring in Elementary Education in Lawrence, Kansas; two sisters, Lisa Morgan, and husband, Richard, Manhattan, Kansas; Susan Moore, Chukey, Tennessee; nieces and nephew, Anna, Luke, Angelica, and Renee; other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Alan Smith. A memorial has been established to the Nan Smith Scholarship Fund. . .