Mary Lynn Daniels Smead

Smead/Daniels, Mary Lynn 81, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg. She was born in Williamsport, PA and came here in 1940. She was the widow of John W. Daniels Sr., who died in 1988. Together they were founders of John W. Daniels Paving Company in 1956 and Golden Triangle Asphalt Paving Co. in 1971. She was a graduate of Shorecrest Outdoor School 1945 and Kathryn Gibbs School in Boston, Massachusetts. Locally, she was a past president of All Children's Hospital Guild 1972-73 and served on the Salvation Army Advisory Board. She was a life member of the Stuart Society and the Science Center Guild. She was a member of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club and the Pasadena Presbyterian Church where she served as a Deacon. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn Daniels. She is survived by her husband, Edward L. Smead II; two sons, John W. Daniels Jr. Terry and David S. Daniels Leslie; 4 grandchildren, Cheryl Enlow, John Bradford Daniels, Blake Daniels, and Grant Daniels; and one great-granchild Nicholas Daniels all of St. Petersburg. There will be a visitation from 5 - 7 PM on Monday, May 25, 2009 at Anderson McQueen Funeral Home, 2201 Dr. MLK St. N., St. Petersburg. A service will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 100 Pasadena Ave. N. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to All Children's Hospital, Salvation Army, or Pasadena Presbyterian Church.