Anne W. Smith Obituary (1920 - 2013)

Anne Walthall Smith passed away peacefully at her home in West Caldwell on Sunday, September 1st, at the age of 93. Born in Macon, Georgia on March 9, 1920, she was the daughter of Frank and Eulamae Walthall. She graduated from Mercer University in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1943, she met and married Frank G. Smith, Jr., while he was stationed with the US Army in Macon. After the war Mrs. Smith moved to Upper Montclair, New Jersey where she and her husband lived for 37 years and raised two daughters. During that time she was very actively involved in the Montclair Junior League, sang with the choir of the Upper Montclair Presbyterian church, and worked on various school PTA boards. She also worked for several years at Burner's, a card and gift shop in Upper Montclair. In 1982, she and her husband moved to Jamesburg, NJ where they spent many happy years golfing and traveling before moving to West Caldwell in 1998. In her later years, Mrs. Smith enjoyed playing bridge, crocheting various items for a number of charity groups and spending time with her family. Mrs. Smith is survived by her daughters Dianne Kuzsma of Verona, NJ and Bobbie Allegra of Lawrenceville, NJ and their husbands, Richard Kuzsma and Joe Allegra, as well as her grandchildren Suzanne Kuzsma Fiederer of Verona, NJ; Richard C. Kuzsma, Jr. of Amherst, NH; Will Allegra of Los Angeles, CA; and Laurie Allegra of Berkeley, CA. She was also very proud to be a great grandmother to Lily and Quinn Kuzsma and Matthew Fiederer. A "Celebration of Life" memorial service is planned in her honor on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 3:30PM at Cranes Mill, West Caldwell. In lieu of flowers, please make any donations to the American Cancer Society.