Jane Smith Mayo

Jane Smith Mayo, 75, of Bentonville, Arkansas and Naples, Maine entered eternal life on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. She was born April 5, 1939 in Lake Wales, Florida, the daughter of Arthur and Drusilla Smith of New Vineyard, Maine. She was raised in a home where values, ethics, morals and integrity were based on a foundation of faith. Janie, as she preferred to be called, was an amazing light in the lives of many. She was an eternal optimist that always saw the bright side of life. She touched the hearts and nurtured the souls of many who graced her journey in life. She had a loving and caring spirit and had a unique way of making people feel special by her living expression shining through the kindness in her face, the kindness in her eyes, the kindness in her smile and the love in her heart. She was a gracious soul that had a deep beauty inside and out and she will be remembered and honored for how brightly her flame burned. Janie started spending the winters with her daughter in Bentonville in November of 2013 and she spent the summers at her cottage in Naples, Maine. She was always the happiest when she was at the lake in Maine. She truly felt at peace there and always loved being by the water. She was thankful for every day and considered each one a gift. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Sears Mayo, and also her son, Mark Stephen Mayo who were both lost to cancer too soon. Janie is survived by one daughter, Heather Mayo of Bentonville, Arkansas, her daughter-in-law, Beth Mayo, and two grandchildren, Stephanie and Stephen Mayo of Salem, New Hampshire. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, April 30th at Hunt Chapel at Pinnacle Memorial Gardens in Rogers, Ark. commencing at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society. Janie was a 19 year breast cancer survivor. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services of Rogers. Words of comfort may be made at stockdalefuneral.com.