Dorothy May Smith, 96

Dorothy May Smith of North Platte passed away December 26, 2023, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook at the age of 96.

Dorothy was born April 4, 1927, to Edward and Josephine Hopkins in Chadron where she grew up. After graduating from Chadron High School, Dorothy held several different jobs, her favorite was as a bookkeeper at a Chadron car dealership.

On August 17, 1947, Dorothy married Gene Smith in Chadron. They made their home on a farm in the Deadhorse community where they raised their five children: Alan, Carol, David, Ruth and Daniel. In 1970 the family left the farm and moved to Bridgeport, then to North Platte six years later with Gene’s job. Dorothy worked at Herberger’s Department Store until retiring.