Mary Alice Tieche Smith (1918–1987) was the wife of former

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and served as that state's

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from 1965 to 1969. She was born June 25, 1918, at

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. She attended Arlington Hall School in

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, and

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. She married

in 1942. As first lady, she supervised a major renovation of the

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and helped develop a brochure depicting the changes. She also promoted civic causes such as public health issues and Head Start early education programs. After leaving office, the Smiths returned to Beckley, where she died April 13, 1987."West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Mary Alice Tieche 1918 births 1987 deaths People from Beckley, West Virginia First ladies and gentlemen of West Virginia 20th-century American women