Thelma Inez Smoot

Mrs. Thelma Inez Smoot, 101, was a native of Portland, Ore., where she was born Dec. 5, 1907.  She died March 9, 2009. 

She moved to Imperial Valley, Calif., with her family in 1914, where she lived until relocating to Ocean Springs in 1997. 

Smoot's husband, John Magruder Smoot, whom she lived with 52 years, parents Frank and Vivian Nutbrown, brother Richard Nutbrown, sister Alna Simmons,  and grandson Robert John Graetz all preceded her in death.  

Survivors include daughter Phyllis Jean Luter, granddaughter Jerilyn (Wayne) Henry, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. 

Smoot spent the last days of her life in a Vancleave personal care home operated by Karen Richards, Aileen Dewberry and Jessie Bang. 

Interment is at Evergreen Cemetery in Ocean Springs, where services were rendered by Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home. 

Camp Bluebird deadline March 6

March 6 is the deadline for campers and volunteers to apply for this spring's Camp Bluebird, the semi-annual weekend retreat for adult cancer survivors. 

The camp will be held March 27 - 29 at the USM Gulf Coast Research Lab in Ocean Springs. 

Applications are available at the Regional Cancer Center at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula and at Ocean Springs Hospital. Residents may call 228-809-5251 or 228-809-CAMP(2267).

Camp Bluebird, held each spring and fall, offers cancer survivors an opportunity to share experiences and support each other for one to three days during the event.  

Information provided by Singing River Health System.