Patricia Thompson Smith

Patricia Thompson Smith, age 73, of Cairo, Ill., passed away at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Patricia was born on Sept. 1, 1952, in Cairo, Ill., the second child and first daughter of Victor Valerian Thompson and Harriette Kathryn Levitt Thompson.

She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cairo where she served as greeter and lector.

She attended St. Joseph Grade School in Cairo, St. Henry High School in Charleston, Mo., and graduated from St. Mary High School in Paducah, Ky.

She was a legal secretary in Cairo for 54 years. She first worked for Attorney William F. Meehan, and for most of her career she was employed by the law firm of Johnson, Schneider & Ferrell of Cairo, Illinois, and Cape Girardeau, Mo.

She was married first to Carl Ray Hornbeak of Cairo on July 8, 1972, and he preceded her in death on June 11, 1982. She later married Charles Louis Smith of Cairo on Dec. 27, 1986, and he preceded her on Feb. 21, 2015.

In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by her infant son, David Lanning Hornbeak on Aug 15, 1973, and by her brothers, Terry Thompson and Leonard Thompson.

She is survived by her siblings, Kay Thompson of Paducah, Ky.; Jerome Thompson of Hot Springs, S.D.; Mary Anne (Alex) Smith of Shingle Springs, Calif.; Tim Thompson of El Dorado Hills, Calif.; Marie (Bill) Kalmbach of Shreveport, La.; and Christopher Thompson of Wilmington, N.C.; and by nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

Visitation was held Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Cairo with Celebrant, Father Chris Mujule.

Interment followed the Funeral Mass at Calvary Cemetery in Villa Ridge, Ill.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Patrick Catholic Church, Cairo, Ill.

Crain Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements.