A graveside service for Barbara Elizabeth Smith, age 67, will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 16, 2006, at the Memorial Park Cemetery Garden Chapel, with  Pastor Matthew Thoms officiating.  Arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.

            She was born to Adam and Rosie May (Myers) Wilhelm on August 24, 1939, in Humansville, Missouri, and died Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at Integris Bass  Health Center in Enid.

            She grew up in Dodge City, KS, graduated from High School in 1946.  She then lived in Liberal, Kansas City, and Elkhart, KS.  Barbara attended nursing school at Seward County  Community College in Liberal, Kansas.  She worked at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart and was an EMT with the ambulance service.  Barbara was then an occupational nurse at Excel in Dodge City.  She later moved to Enid, and married Earl William Smith on October 11, 2003.  They made their home in Enid, and she was a home health nurse.

            Barbara is survived by her husband, Earl of the home; three daughters, Ronda Covey and husband Dwight of Wichita, KS, Renae Davis and husband Dave of Enid, and Raylene Akers of Wichita, KS; two sons, Scott Akers and wife Shanna of Houston, TX and Gary Akers and wife Debbie of Strafford, MO; two brothers, Wendel Wayne Wilhelm and wife Mary  of Dodge City, KS and John Michael Wilhelm and wife Wanda of Owasso, OK; twenty grandchildren, T.J. Popp and wife Mandi, and Jason Popp, all of Wichita, KS, Terry and Dwila Covey of Wichita, KS, Thomas Davis and wife Stephanie of Chicago, IL, Anna, Nathan, Lydia, Andrew, Joel, Naomi and Charity Davis of Enid, Taylor Akers of Wichita, KS, Ryan and Kyle Akers of Houston, TX, Mason, Cole and Elizabeth Akers of Strafford, MO, Travis and Tim Covey of Wichita, KS; and three great-grandchildren, Mackenzi and Ethan Popp of Wichita, KS, and Madelynn Davis of Chicago, IL; three step children, Danny “Sandy” Smith and wife Gena of Enid, Pam Yancey and husband Kevin of Oklahoma City and Michelle Douglas and husband  Martin of Oklahoma City; four step-grandchildren, LaDonna Crab and husband Troy of Lawton, Daniel Smith of Enid, Zack Yancey and Morgan Douglas, both of Oklahoma City.

            She was preceded in death by her parents, infant daughter Stacy Lynn Akers and grandson Aaron Davis.

            Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation – Heart Division.