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Smith grew up in Clarksburg and Charleston and later lived near Worthington (Marion County). She studied English at Fairmont State College (now University) and married newspaper editor Richard Bruce Parrish. While he served in World War II, she ran their farm.
Smith loved the arts and focused on writing, theater, and ceramics. Her most popular book, An Edge of the Forest (1959), won a national children’s book award. She also wrote The Bluegreen Tree and Speaking as a Writer. In addition to writing, she was a skilled sculptor, potter, and wood carver.
