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Zelda Jean Harkless Smith
Jean Harkless Smith also known as Zelda Jean Harkless of Kittanning, died,
September 17, 2023, under the care of Good Samaritan Hospice and Kittanning
Health and Rehab Center at the age of 79.
She was born July 14, 1944, in Kittanning; she was the daughter of the late
Millard Edward and Dessie Fay (McCanna) Harkless.
Jean attended Worthington West-Franklin High School in Worthington, Pa.
She delivered mail for years for the Postal Service on a rural route in
Kittanning.
Jean is survived by her sons Dale V. Smith and Randy H. (Sarah) Smith; her
siblings Linda Harkless Stamp of Worthington; Millard E. Harkless Jr. of Sarver;
Lori Sue Harkless McLay of Cowansville; 7 grandchildren and 5
great-grandchildren.
She was most fond and proud of her daughter-in-law Sarah, and loved introducing
her to everyone she met.
Words she lived by were “I did what I could with what I had.”
In her final days, she wanted everyone to know that she loved them.
In addition to the parents she was preceded in death by her brothers William
Wilson Harkless and Jack Edward Harkless; and sister Joan Claypool.
Friends will be received on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at the F. Duane Snyder
Funeral Home in Worthington from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service at
noon with Pastor Sue Foster officiating.
Interment in Lawn Haven Burial Estates will be at a later time.
Memorial contributions may be made in Jean’s honor to Good Samaritan Hospice.
Arrangements by F. Duane Snyder Funeral Home, Worthington, Pa. |
