Dorothy Maxine Bybee Smith, 92, went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. She was born Dorothy Carey to parents Clarence and Lucy Jane Carey on August 23, 1920. On March 10, 1940, Dorothy was united in marriage to Noble Henry Bybee, and they ran a farm in Hickory County for many years. While much of her life was spent as a homemaker, she spent several years working in the Hickory County Courthouse. Dorothy had a love of fishing, and in the 1970s, she and her husband owned and operated the public fishing dock at Pomme de Terre Lake, until his passing in 1974. Dorothy loved to sing and play the piano, and for many years she enjoyed serving as the pianist for Little Niangua Missionary Baptist Church. Dorothy remarried in the early 1980s to Richard Smith, and they continued to reside in the Bolivar, MO area until his passing in the late 1980s. She relocated to Springfield, MO seven years ago, where she enjoyed living at the Lancelot Apartments and playing dominoes with her friends. She was most proud and happy when she was spending time with her three great-granddaughters, whom she called the joy of her life.' Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Charles, John, and Alvin Carey, and her son, Ralph Bybee. She is survived by her sister, Edith Bybee, daughter-in-law, Phyllis Bybee, granddaughter Stephanie Young and her husband, Chad, grandson Ryan Bybee and his wife, Amanda, and three great-grandchildren, Hailey Bybee, Chloe and Sophia Young. She is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews and their children, and so many more that considered her both family and friend. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 10, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 11, 2013, at 10 a.m., in the funeral home. Interment will take place after the funeral service, and will be held at the Little Niangua Cemetery in Preston, MO. In lieu of flowers, you may send contributions to your local chapter of the American Heart Association.