Lois E. Smith, 76, of North Hanover, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at home.  Born in Trenton, she resided in Allentown most of her life before moving to North Hanover.  Lois raised her 5 children while also being involved as the bookkeeper for the family's standardbred racing stable.  She never missed an opportunity to take her family to the track to watch their father race.  As her children grew older she went on to work at Allentown Caging, Patterson Chevrolet, and Perretti Farms as an administrative assistant. She was a member of The Allentown Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed family vacations in Ocean City, NJ and frequent visits to Amish Country. Throughout her life she was an avid sports fan and loved watching the Phillies, Eagles and Flyers.  She never lost her passion for the horses and continued to follow racing particularly the races her children's horses were involved with.  Above all, Lois was devoted to her family.  She adored her grandchildren, especially taking pride in seeing them grow.

Daughter of the late George and Ruth Leber, she is survived by her daughters, Terry and husband John Richardson, Debra and husband James Storey, Charlene Smith, Patricia and husband Robert Harmon, and son, Dale Smith and her grandchildren, Jeffrey Richardson and wife Krista, Mikayla, Haley and Madison Storey, Tyler Harmon and Grace Patterson-Smith.

A visitation will be held Thursday, May 24 ^th from 6-9pm at the Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St. Allentown.  A memorial service will begin at 7:30pm.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Lois' name to the Harness Horse Youth Foundation, 217 East Main Street Sudlersville, Maryland 21668.