Memorial service for Mary Lelanie “Lanie” Smith, 54, of Lawrence, will be 11:00 am Monday, June 2, 2025 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Eudora City Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will follow the burial at the American Legion in Lawrence. Food will be provided.
Lanie passed away at home on Tuesday May 27, 2025.
She was born March 16, 1971 in Fairfax, Missouri to Terrance Anthony and Lela Pauline (Jackson) Bendon. She attended Eudora High School and University of Kansas. Lanie was a rural mail carrier for 20 years.
In 1990, she married Ralph Scott Botello, they later divorced in 1997. She married Jason Thomas Smith in 2003. They later divorced in 2011.
Lanie is survived by her 4 sons, Jared Botello, Drew Botello, Gabriel (Alexia) Smith, and Evan Smith, all of Lawrence; her father, Terrance (Marlene) Bendon; three siblings, Phillip Bendon, Amy Matzen, and stepbrother Melvin “Junior” Morriss; three granddaughters, Lilah, Skylar, and Summer; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Lela.
Lanie enjoyed her sons, laughing, dancing, tending to her tomatoes and spending time with family and friends. She just loved life.
In lieu of memorial contributions, Lanie’s family would like plants sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS 66044.
