Martene (Timberlake) Smith, 88, ofBloomington, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Sterling House. She was born on January 29, 1923 on a farm inCrawfordCounty, IN. She was the daughter of Roy E. and Estella E. (Rainey) Timberlake.  On October 10, 1941 she married William L. Smith. She gave birth to two sons Ronald Dwayne and Jay Steven.  Martene was an active member of St. Mark'sUnitedMethodistChurchwhere she enjoyed the Bible Explorers Class and the United Methodist Women's Group. She participated in discussion, teaching and inspirational writing.  She also wrote an autobiography of short stories of her early life for her family and friends. Martene was an alumni ofIndianaUniversityand enjoyed IU Basketball. She later earned her PhD. in Adult Education/Aging. She was a member of the Pi Lamda Theta.  Martene is survived by her two sons and their wives Ron and Myrna of St. Joseph, IL and Steve and Donna of Bloomington, IN. She has five grandchildren Gregg Smith (Teresa), Julie Luna (Michael), Gretchen deWeber (Adam), Zach Smith (Ann) and Francesca Smith; five great-grandchildren Alexis Thompson, Isabella and Payton Luna, Ella and Amelia deWeber; and one brother William G. Timberlake of Clarksville,IN.  Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church with Rev. Ned Steele officiating. Burial will be held at the Old Union Cemetery near Sulphur. Family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Allen Funeral Home.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to IU Health Bloomington Hospital Hospice or Gideons.