Myrna Smith
(March 20, 1934 – September 8, 2010)
Myrna (Ingram) Smith was born March 20, 1934 to Edward and Mabel (Ward) Ingram of Louisville Nebraska. She passed away on September 8, 2010 at Hospice of the Valley in Mesa, Arizona.

Myrna began teaching shortly after high school in a one-room school house outside Louisville. She married Charles Smith of Louisville in 1952 (divorced in 1972) and together they raised two daughters while she taught school in Papillion and Millard Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she earned undergraduate and masters degrees in education. The family later moved to the Washington DC suburbs where Myrna continued her education and earned a Doctorate of Educational Administration from Vanderbilt University. Myrna specialized in working with students with learning disabilities. She served as a special education program coordinator for Fairfax County Virginia Public Schools, and later as an elementary school principal before retiring in 1989. Myrna moved to Arizona in 2003 to enjoy retirement and be near her lifelong friend Shirley Rish. She was soon joined there by her daughter Cheryl Hanna, granddaughter Katie Hanna and brother Paul Ingram.
Her eldest daughter, Linda Rhynehart preceded her in death in 2003. Myrna will be laid to rest next to her daughter Linda and her parents Edward and Mabel Ingram at the Glendale Cemetery in Louisville, Nebraska.

Myrna is survived by her siblings Katherine Meisinger of PA, Eugene and Marge Ingram of MI, Beth and Ralph Welte of NE, her daughter Cheryl Hanna of Tempe, AZ, grandchildren Justin Wiedel and Katie Hanna, three great-granddaughters and many extended family members in Nebraska and throughout the U.S.

Myrna was preceded in death by her parents, brother Paul Ingram, daughter Linda Rhynehart, and granddaughter Brandy Wiedel.

Memorials may be made to the foundation supporting families impacted by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, the Arizona Humane Society or the charity of your choice.
ARDS Foundation 3330 Dundee Rd. Suite C4 Northbrook, IL 60062
PH: 312-749-7047 http://www.ardsusa.org/
Arizona Humane Society Development Department 1521 W Dobbins Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85041 http://www.azhumane.org

GRAVESIDE Services for Myrna Smith age 76, of Tempe, Arizona, will be SUNDAY, September 12th, 2010, at 11:00 A.M. at Glendale Cemetery, 2 miles East of Louisville, Nebraska, on Highway 66.

Family will gather on Sunday at 10:00 A.M. at the Funeral Home, and follow the Hearse to the Graveside. Memorials are suggested to the Families Choice.