July 23, 1934 – Nov. 26, 2023
Funeral services for Peggy Corrine (Wallingsford) Smith, 89, formerly of Sallisaw, were held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at Agent Mallory Martin Chapel in Sallisaw. Burial followed at Akins Cemetery in Sallisaw, under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.
Mrs. Smith was born July 23, 1934, in Clinton, to Hubert and Nettie Fletcher Wallingsford. She died on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023.
She married Pete Smith on March 19, 1950, in Buena Park, Calif. He preceded her in death on Nov. 19, 2023.
She worked as a grocery checker for Alpha Beta Markets for 16 years. She was then hired as a teller at Armstrong Bank in Vian after moving to Sallisaw. She also served as a church secretary.
Survivors are two daughters, Peggy S. Nichols of Van Buren, Ark., and Paula J. Friday and Todd of Fort Smith; two sons, Doug Smith and Karen of Benton, Ark., and Don Smith of Pennsylvania; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; four greatgreat-grandchildren; two sisters, Helen Maurer of Tigard, Ore., and Edna Rains of Sallisaw; and other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Carrie A. Mulkey of Texas and Darlene “Sally” Jencks of Oregon.
Pallbearers were Michael Smith, Brettly Smith, Zachary Smith, Todd Friday and Brian Mattingly.
