Francis A. Smith, 70, of Long Lane, died at 8:55 a.m. Sunday at General Osteopathic Hospital in Springfield after a long illness.  He was a retired mechanic.

 Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Iva; three daughters: Marie of the home, Letha Maxwell of Halfway, and Retha Stockton of McLoud, Oklahoma; three brothers: Charlie and Richard of Long Lane and Neil of Pleasant of Pasco, Washington and two grandsons.

 Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 19, at 3:30 p.m. in the Montgomery Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Harold Mayes and Rev. Ted Bass officiating.  Interment was in Gardens of Memory Cemetery under direction of the Montgomery Funeral Home of Buffalo.