WINDSOR, VT
Thelma B. Hoisington Smiley, 95, a longtime resident of Windsor passed away Thursday morning, June 16, at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.
She was born July 25, 1915 in Northfield, Vermont the daughter of Clarence J. and Cora Etta (Reynolds) Webster. She received her schooling in Windsor and attended Windsor High School. As a young lady he was proud to have been the governess of the three children of Andrew and Mary Martha McClary in Windsor. She married Trafton M. Hoisington in Windsor on October 9, 1940. They owned and operated a dairy farm in Windsor for thirty years until retiring in 1970.
Thelma served as a deputy sheriff for Windsor County from the early 1940's until 1980. She was a poll tax taker in Windsor until 1975. She was a sixty year member and served as Worthy Matron in 1955 of the Ascutney Chapter #2 OES. She was a 4-H Leader for many years. Thelma was also a member of the Windsor Willing Workers Home Demonstration, the Windsor Farm Bureau, served on the advisory board to the Windsor Assembly #13 Rainbow for girls beginning in 1955, and volunteered for Windsor County Field Days. She also volunteered at Mt. Ascutney Hospital for many years. She was a member of Volunteers in Action and truly enjoyed knitting. She was a proud member of Vermont Sunshine, where she sent birthday cards to the home bound for many years.
She was a sixty year member of the Old South Congregational Church in Windsor where she belonged to the Ladies Aid and played piano for children. Mr. Hoisington passed away in 1983. She married Paul Smiley in Windsor on June 22, 1985. He passed away in 2003.
She was also predeceased by one son, Ross T. Hoisington in 1956 and one brother, Loren R. Webster.
Survivors include, two daughters, Linda H. Farnsworth and her husband, Walter, of Windsor, and Cora F. Hoisington of Pittsford, VT, four grandchildren, Ross T. Farnsworth of Springfield, VT, Wendy F. Smith of Ascutney, VT, Leita T. Stoudt of Huntersville, NC, and W. Craig Farnsworth of Manchester, NH, five great grandchildren, Chelsea A. Smith of Ascutney, Olivia I. Smith of Ascutney, Lily Farnsworth of Springfield, Tyler Stoudt and Vanessa Stoudt of Huntersville, NC, one great great grandson, Lunden of Huntersville, NC, one brother, Clarence A. Webster of Jacksonsville, FL, one sister-in-law, Venita K. Webster of West Windsor, one niece, Ann E. Lester of Plainfield, VT, and one nephew, Richard L. Webster of West Windsor.
Friends may call at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor on Monday evening, June 20 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. There will be an Eastern Star service at 6:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the Old South Congregational Church in Windsor, with the Rev. Amanda Lape-Freeberg, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the family lot in the Ascutney Cemetery in Windsor. A reception for family and friends will follow at the church hall.
Memorial contributions may be made to Volunteers in Action at PO Box 707, Windsor, VT 05089, the funds to be used for her beloved knitting group.