Margaret L. Smedly

Margaret Littrell Smedly Margaret Littrell Smedly went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2015. She passed away at home after battling Alzheimers Disease for many years. Margaret Lou Littrell Smedly, was born on March 20, 1932 on a cattle ranch east of Maxwell, New Mexico. Margie spent much of her childhood years on that ranch, where she honed her skills as a horsewoman, a love that she would pass on to her children and grandchildren. She graduated from Maxwell High School and attended New Mexico State University for a semester. Margie met John Smedly when she was just 20 years old, while working for the telephone company in Raton. She and John courted for a short while before being married March 29, 1952. They brought forth a daughter, Dixie, in 1953. Margie continued to work at the telephone company, while raising a new baby and tending to John, while he worked on the railroad. John Jr. was born in Raton, NM in 1957. They moved to Maxwell in 1955, to Gallup in 1957, and then to Taos in 1959, where they resided for the rest of Margies life. Margie worked beside John Sr, in The Carson House Shop, an Indian arts business, which they sold in 1981. Margie wanted to get back into the cattle business and so they had a small herd of cows, some horses, including a family favorite Lota. Margie raised, loved and cared for Lota for 33 years. Margie was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Raton in 1953, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Taos since 1959. She loved the Lord with all of her heart. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Myrtle Littrell, brother William (Bill) Littrell, and grandson, Brent Robert Floyd. She is survived by her husband of nearly 63 years, John Smedly, daughter Dixie Floyd and husband Otis, son John Jr. and wife Ursula; sister Ruby Maxine Trainham and husband Destry brother, Forrest Littrell and wife Hazel, sister Martha Carol Thomas and husband George; grandchildren Brandon Floyd and wife Alexis, Brian Floyd and wife Natalie, Brittany Adkins and husband Tracy. Margie has 6 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Margies family wishes to thank Pastor Nathan Britton and wife Katrina; the nurses and aids with the Taos Hospice Group; Dr. Ellen Warren, M.D.; Her Church Family at First Baptist Church of Taos and the Church Family of Dixie and Otis Floyd at Calvary Baptist Church of Raton. Funeral service was held on January 15, 2015 at the First Baptist Church of Taos. Graveside service will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 11 am at the Fairmont Cemetery in Raton. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the New Mexico Baptist Childrens Home, P.O. Box 629, Portales, NM 88130. THIS OBITUARY IS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWS, UNAUTHORIZED USE OR DUPLICATION IS PROHIBITED.