Polly Ellen Wratchford Smith

Polly Ellen Wratchford Smith, age 94 of North Main Street, Moorefield, WV, passed away Monday morning, July 11, 2016 at her residence. Born December 1, 1921 in Hardy Co., WV, she was a daughter of the late James Russell Wratchford and Retha Victoria Veach Wratchford. She received her Associates Degree in Nursing from Sacred Heart in Cumberland, MD she was the Hardy County Health Nurse in 1950. Her husband of 58 years Harold Robert Smith preceded her in death in July 2005. Two sisters and four brothers also preceded her in death. Surviving is a son, James Jay & Christine Smith of Old Fields, WV; a brother, Dwight Ellis Wratchford of Chambersburg, PA; a sister, Bonnie W. Ellis of Baltimore, MD; two grandchildren, Joshua Aaron Smith of Old Fields, WV and Jessica Aline Moreton of Mt. Pleasant, SC and a great-granddaughter, Taylor Nicol Webber. Graveside Services will be conducted 6:00 PM Friday, July 15, 2016 at Bethel Cemetery, Old Fields Road, Old Fields, WV with Pastor Russell Webster officiating. Interment will follow. Memorials may be directed to the Moorefield Church of the Brethren, 115 Clay Street, Moorefield, WV 26836 or Duffey Memorial United Methodist Church (Building Fund), 100 N Elm Street, Moorefield, WV 26836.