MERRY JANET FLANNERY WALLEN SMITH The world got a little dimmer, lost a little bit of its laughter and wept in sorrow on February 9, 2021, as we said goodbye to our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend Merry Janet “Jan” Flannery Wallen Smith. She was our bright star, and we will forever miss the warmth that she comforted us with every day. We are so blessed to be able to carry the many memories we were fortunate enough to make with her throughout her lifetime. To know her was to love her, and love her we sure did. Merry was born at Sharples, W.Va., to Ernest “Ox” and Edith Flannery. Merry grew up and lived her whole life on Coal Valley Road in Clothier, W.Va. She often and lovingly referred to herself as “one of the alley kids.” She was a proud graduate of Sharples High School. She was retired from the Logan County Board of Education, where she spent the majority of her time as a Teacher’s Aide at East Chapmanville grade school. Merry was preceded in death by