Jane Catherine Smith

Jane Catherine Smith of Nutcracker Point, McDaniel, MD, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at her home on Pennywhistle Drive. She was 83. Born on December 5, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Roland Benjamin and Louise Roop Smith. Ms. Smith was a resident of Bolton Hill, Baltimore, MD, for 28 years until her move to the Eastern Shore of Maryland some years ago. Educated at the Maryland Institute College of Art, she earned both a BFA and MFA, went to Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, plus studied abroad. She was a professional fine arts painter, graphic artist, and designer for many years. Ms. Smith who signed her work as “LESCALLEET”. a family name, had 35 one-woman exhibitions. Her work is represented in many private collections. Her exhibition of Harbor paintings won her the title of “Baltimore’s Best” award. She was also a member of the Academy of the Art in Easton, MD, for many years. During World War II, Ms Smith served in the Women’s Army Corps as an Army photographer with the Signal Corps, where she received several commendations from the Third Service Command. Assignments included photographing Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kae-Shek on their arrival in the United States; welcoming General George Marshall on his return home from war, and photographing President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s funeral. Ms. Smith’s favorite pastime was listening to classical music, reading and gardening. She was also an accomplished and avid tennis player. Ms Smith is survived by a sister, Ann Smith Tomlinson and her husband Richard of McDaniel, MD; one niece, Victoria T. Mowers and her husband Tyde; three nephews, Rick Tomlinson, Ken Tomlinson and his wife Polly, and Jeffrey Tomlinson and his wife Sherlyn; and her dear friends and caregivers, Frances Gilmore, Ida Kay Price and Earl Waller. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 5, 2007 from 3 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home in Easton. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at 10:00 AM at Christ Episcopal Church, St. Michaels, MD. Private burial will be at Meadow Branch Cemetery in Westminster, MD. Memorial donations may be made to Christ Episcopal Church, PO Box S, St. Michaels, MD 21663, Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601, or the Parkinson Foundation, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305.