Christina Smith, 83, passed on April 7, 2015. She was born August 25, 1931, the daughter of Merritt and Carrie (Mobus) Jones of Warren.
A longtime resident of Concord, Tina and her husband Smitty owned and operated Tom Collins General Store for 20 years. After selling the business she worked at the Bank of New Hampshire as a teller and then for the state of New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles. She was very active in Immanuel Community Church, where she sang in the choir and held a number of board positions. Tina is predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Gerald R. Smith, who passed in 2001. She is survived by her three sons, Merritt M. Smith of Linthicum, Maryland, and his wife Faalua, Richard A. Smith of Concord and David S. Smith of Contoocook and his wife Dodie; four grandchildren, Katie Russell of Brentwood and her husband Don, Christopher, Jonathan and Merrissa Smith of Linthicum, Maryland; three great‐grandchildren, Tyler Russell, Kyle and Keira Smith; and a sister, Reta Bean of Venice, Florida, and her husband David.
Calling hours will be held on Friday, April 17, 2015, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Bennett Funeral Home, Concord, New Hampshire. Funeral services will be held on April 18, 2015, at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Community Church, Grover Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Burial will be held at Warren Cemetery in Warren on July 11, 2015, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to Immanuel Community Church, 7 Grover Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301 or to The Inn at Deerfield, P.O. Box 87, Deerfield, New Hampshire 03037.
Bennett Funeral Home of Concord is in charge of the arrangements. Messages of condolences may be offered at www.bennettfuneral.com.
