Bonnie Mae Smart Lendennie

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Mrs. Bonnie Mae Smart Lendennie, 86, of Blytheville, passed from this life Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Great River Medical Center. Born in Booneville, Miss., to Arthur and Dollie Godden Smart, she was an area resident for most of her life and a member of New Liberty Baptist Church. She was a past employee of Triad-UTRAD for several years and retired as a respiratory therapist at Chickasawba/Baptist Hospital in Blytheville.

Mrs. Lendennie enjoyed gardening, cooking and was well known for her chow-chow and brownies and her sense of humor. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved spending time with her family.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lucius V. Lendennie; two brothers, Horace and Ellis Smart; a sister, Mildred McHaffey; and a

grandson, John Christopher Lendennie.

She leaves her children, Benny and Dianne Haynes Lendennie of Collierville, Tenn., David and Lih Lin Lendennie of Blytheville;

Her siblings, Lloyd and Dodie Smart, Arthur "Toby" and Roseanne Smart Jr., all of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.;

Three grandchildren, Brett Lendennie of Nederland, Col., and Brooke and Brian Loeffler of Memphis;

Two great-grandchildren, Arasellei Lendennie and Nate Loeffler; and

A host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Billy Hardesty and Dr. James Haynes officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m.today at Cobb Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to New Liberty Baptist Church or a charity of choice. Condolences may be e-mailed to cobbfuneralhome@sbcglobal.net