Doris Madge Cline Smythe, 103, of Winona Lake, passed into the arms of the Lord at 12:05 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake. She was born on Nov. 16, 1909, in Belle Union, at the family farm home to Jesse Ellsworth Cline and Myrtle Florence Moser Cline. On June 15, 1929, she married Deward Wendell Smythe, who preceded her in death. They lived most of their life in Greencastle in Putnam County. She was a member of Gobin Methodist Church in Greencastle, and had been active in her earlier years with church activities, and had been on the church building project. She was a loving mother and wife, a homemaker who enjoyed her sewing club, and loved to play bridge. An avid painter, she was always working on something creative, such as needle point, crocheting and knitting. She was never idle. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Shirley “Sue” Fuson, Warsaw; one granddaughter, Susan Lynn Dean, Kansas City, Kan.; one grandson, Robert Fuson II, Warsaw; three great-grandchildren: Jeremiah, Keena A.J. Dean, all of Kansas City; and one great-great-granddaughter, 4-year-old Bella Marie Dean, Kansas City. She was also preceded in death by one sister, two brothers, a grandson, Brian Lee Fuson, and son-in-law Robert L. Fuson, Warsaw, who passed away March 16, 2012. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, officiated by Pastor Wes Kendall. Memorials to Grace Village Health Care, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590; or Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581-1196. Condolences may be sent via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
