Ilene Worth

Friday, April 17, 2020
Ilene Worth

DEXTER, Mo. — Ilene E. Worth, 88, died April 17, 2020, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter.

Born April 8, 1932, in Essex, Mo., daughter of the late Arthur Lee Smith and Elma Rogers Smith, she was a former bookkeeper for Malone and Hyde in Sikeston, Mo. She was a member of the Olive Branch General Baptist Church in Essex and the Essex Order of the Eastern Star. Also, she and her husband were pastors of numerous General Baptist Churches in the area.

On Oct. 17, 1948, in Bloomfield, Mo., she married the Rev. Willis Henry Worth, who preceded her in death on June 16, 2016.

Survivors include: one son, Eugene Worth Jr. of Morehouse; three daughters, Pamela J. Dowdy and Teresa Worth of Dexter and Sandra Nicole Worth of Sikeston; one sister, Irene Jordan of Dexter; by eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Robert Smith, Carl Smith, Louie Smith and Arthur Lee Smith.

A private family service will be conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday.

Burial will follow in Essex Cemetery.

Services may be viewed via webcast at mathisfuneralhomes.com.