Zo Landrum

Zo Landrum
1923-2012
Myrl Zo Smith Landrum of Fluvanna died Saturday, June 9, at Tuter"s Tree House in Lubbock, Texas.
A service for Mrs. Landrum, 89, is set for 2:00 P.M. Wednesday in the Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel in Snyder. The Rev. Jerry Williams and the Rev. Cameron Givan will officiate. Burial will follow in the Fluvanna Cemetery. Visitation with the family is scheduled at the Funeral Home on Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. preceding the service and following the burial at the Fluvanna Community Center.
Zo Smith was born in rural Borden County in 1923, into a family of four daughters and a son. She demonstrated early her gift of singing, which she especially enjoyed with her sisters. In the 1940s, after graduation from Fluvanna High, Zo moved with her family to Washington, D.C., where the family worked at government positions during WWII. She maintained a long-distance relationship with her high school sweetheart, Joe Landrum. They were married August 8, 1943, in San Diego, California, and celebrated their 61st anniversary before Joe"s death in 2004.
Zo and Joe worked side-by-side to maintain the family farm. Zo used her many talents in the community working diligently in many service organizations. She taught Sunday School, led the church choir, and represented the Fluvanna United Methodist Church in many capacities, both locally and within the wider Church. She was an excellent cook, sharing with neighbors and friends.
Zo was preceded in death by her husband, Joe, and sister, Madaleine Miller. She is survived by her sisters, Cecile Herlihy and Rossa Pinnix of Greensboro, N.C., along with her brother, Excel Smith of Trinchera, Colorado; daughter & son-in-law, Gwen & Charles Cate of Lorenzo; son & daughter-in-law, Michael & Kathleen Landrum of Midland; 3 grandchildren and spouses, Charles & Alicia Cate of Waxahachie, Brandon & Shelley Cate of Lubbock and Mindy (Landrum) & Martin Olivares of Glendale, Arizona. Zo also leaves 7 great-grandchildren, Kinley, Meagan, Chase, Bailey, Jaxon, Braxton, and Lillie as well as a host of nieces and nephews and their families to cherish her memory.
Pallbearers will be David, Steve, Monty, Lance, Chad, and Cody Beaver.
The family suggests memorials be sent to the Alzheimer"s Association- 4400 N. Big Spring, Suite C-32 Midland, Texas 79705, Fluvanna Cemetery Fund- 4601 FM 612 Fluvanna, Texas 79517, or a charity of choice.
To join the family in celebrating Zo"s life, visit www.bellcypertseale.com.