Katie Elizabeth (Chesser) Smith

Katie Elizabeth Smith, 89, of Fern Creek, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at her home.  Katie was born on August 25, 1936 in Nelson County, Kentucky to the late Ikie and Dellia Chesser. 

Katie was a former employee of General Electric where she worked for 17 years.  She had a love of gardening, and especially loved her flowers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Brian Adam Kinkton; two sisters, Ruby Mattingly and Frances Mueller; and a brother, Herbert Chesser.

Katie is survived by her husband, Finice F.A. “Bill” Smith; two daughters, Barbara Gail Harvey (Ronnie) and Sharon Maupin (Rickey); two sons, Terry Allen Hardin (Janet) and Michael Wayne Hardin (Tammy); her sister, Dellia Hardin; five grandchildren, Megan Hardin Willman, Jillian Hardin, Spencer Lee Hardin, Sunny Marie Carden, and Jordan Lee Hardin; along with 14 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, 2026 at McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home with entombment to follow in Resthaven Memorial Park.  Friends may visit on Wednesday from 3 to 8 p.m. and after 10 a.m. Thursday. 

Memorial gifts in her memory are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Alley Cats Advocate, 3524 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40218.

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