Obituary of Nancy Rea Smith

Nancy Rea Smith, 77, died June 17, 2021 in Aurora, Colorado.She was born August 10, 1943 to William Emil and Eleanor (Rea) Doughty.Nancy graduated high school in Carson City. She attended college and went on to marry the love of her life, Ronald "Ron" Eugene Smith, on March 2, 1962. They were married for fifty-nine years.Nancy, Ron, and their family spent the summers camping, fishing, and cooking. Whether at Diamond Lake where her parents owned a cottage, or Sun Lake with her mother and father-in-law, Daisy and Gene Smith. She loved her family, nieces, and nephews and always included them. Her children remember volleyball in electric storms, badminton at grandmas, pig roasts at Joyce and Dick's (Nancy's sister and brother-in-law), horseshoes, and of course there was always music, dancing, and laughter. Bob Hurst would play the guitar and they would sing by the fire the song, "That Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog".Nancy volunteered at Blue Birds and sent her children to Awana's and Church Camp. She was a woman of endless hobbies ranging from gardening, ceramics, swimming, quilting, crocheting, cards, dice, baking, cooking, collecting, yard saling, junking and shopping.She had a special love for her pets, whether dogs and cats, birds and ducks, fish and frogs, mice, or the squirrel she fed each day in her yard. Nancy taught her children and grandchildren to respect and love animals and showed them how to nurse a baby bird or rabbit back to health.Her children share stories about her singing to Patsy Cline, reminiscing stories from Gone With the Wind. Nancy is preceded in death by her parents, William and Eleanor Doughty; brother, William Doughty; and her sister, Bette Retter.She is survived by her husband, Ron Smith; three children, Scott A. (Britney) Smith, Sue (Robert) Jaworski, and Rhonda R. (Dave MacKay) Boyer; ten grandchildren, Amanda N. (Cole) Anglebrandt, Kristin R. (Justin) Cryer, Katheryn J. Cantrell, Cody R. (Kassie) Jaworski, Chasity Boyer, Cassie Boyer, Gracie Boyer, Zach Smith, Tucker Smith, and Lacey Smith; nine great-grandchildren, Teagyn, Raylynn, Lanny, Jaxson, Kylie, Codi Leigh, Jayce, Maddy, and Cayden; brothers, Johnny Doughty and Frank Doughty; and her sisters, Patti Jasinski and Debi Systma.Visitation, 12:00PM-2:00PM, Funeral Service immediately following, 2:00PM, Friday, June 25, 2021, The Springs Funeral Services, 3115 East Platte Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909.The Funeral Service will be streamed live. The link to watch is located under the obituary in the event's section on The Springs Funeral Services website.Graveside Service, 4:00PM, Friday, June 25, 2021, Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 Hancock Expressway, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903. Events Visitation Friday, June 25, 2021 12:00PM - 2:00PM The Springs Funeral Services 3115 East Platte Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: 719-207-8855 Funeral Service Friday, June 25, 2021 2:00PM The Springs Funeral Services 3115 East Platte Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: 719-207-8855 Graveside Friday, June 25, 2021 4:00PM Evergreen Cemetery 1005 Hancock Expressway Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone: 719-578-6646