Ms. Madonna D. Smith

December 17, 1930 - January 28, 2018

Madonna D. Smith, 87 of Washington previously of Bartonville died at 01:58 AM on January 28, 2018 at Washington Christian Village. Madonna was born on December 17, 1930 in Marmaduke, Arkansas to Virgil M. and Ora B. (Faulkner) Yeargain. She married Glenn Smith on April 14, 1973 in East Peoria. He preceded her in death on August 1, 1994. Madonna’s survivors include: 1 sister Rhonda R. (Richard) Barrow of Metamora; 1 sister-in-law Betty Yeargain of Morton; 1 nephew David L. Yeargain of East Peoria; 1 niece Daetta K. (Chuck) Jones of Peoria and 1 great-niece Makenna Yeargain. She was preceded in death by her parents and 2 brothers John and David. Madonna worked as a secretary of superintendent of schools in Gainesville, Arkansas. She then worked as a secretary at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Madonna retired in 1982 as a payroll clerk for The Celotex Corporation in Peoria. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in East Peoria. Service will be at 11 AM on Wednesday, January 31 at Gary Deiters Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 444 E. Washington St. East Peoria, with a visitation an hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Pastor Danira Parra will officiate. Memorials may be made to Faith United Methodist Church, 2403 Springfield Road East Peoria, IL.