->JAY -- Belle W. Smith, 78, of Jay, formerly of Avon, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, in Weld.She was born Oct. 18, 1929, in Phillips, the daughter of William Wilbur and Julia (Holloway) McLaughlin. She was educated in the schools of Phillips and worked in local factories.She married Fred Smith Jr. on July 7,1962; he died Sept. 4, 2000. They owned and operated the Smith Boarding Home in Phillips for 13 years. She later worked at Sandy River Nursing Home in Farmington for eight years, retiring in 1997. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Phillips. She lived in Phillips and Avon most of her life. She loved visiting her children and grandchildren, enjoyed her flower garden, working on her many scrapbooks and watching birds at the feeders.She is survived by three sons, Almon Deming, Marcus Deming and Robin Smith; three daughters, Penny Adamovich, Carla Pinkham, and Melissa Dorey; two stepsons, Alan and Stephen Smith; two stepdaughters, Judy Lowe and Patricia Nichols; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and one brother, Albert Burnham. She was predeceased by two brothers, Morton and Bill Burnham.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 18, at the Phillips United Methodist Church, Phillips, with Pastor Sue Kaplan Burgess officiating. Interment will be in the Byron Annex Cemetery in Phillips. Arrangements are with Dan & Scott's Cremation and Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan. Friends wishing may make donations in Belle's memory to the Phillips United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 273, Phillips, ME 04966.