08/23/2019 - Deb Smith

A celebration of life memorial service for 58-year old Deb Smith of Chadron, NE , Coordinator of Admission Services at Chadron State College, will be Friday, Aug 22, 2019 at 10:00 at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron with Pastor Russ Seger officiating.

Deb Smith was born July 5, 1961 to Lyle and Yukiko “Cookie” Horn and died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a battle with cancer.

She grew up in Hay Springs and was a 1979 graduate of Hay Springs High School. Deb earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chadron State College and started her CSC career in the late 1990s, earning promotion to Admissions Coordinator in 2001.

Her responsibilities changed over time and most recently had her working primarily working with incoming graduate students. Deb also was a longtime sponsor of the CSC Dance Team and worked closely with hundreds of students and Admissions Ambassadors over the years.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Yukiko “Cookie” Horn. She is survived by her son, Mark Horn II of Lincoln; her daughter, Sara Smith of Chadron; her father, Lyle (Nicolette) Horn of Hay Springs; her brother, Mark (Cammy) Horn of Billings, Montana; her sister, Connie (John) Lutz of Scottsbluff; and several nieces and nephews and their children.

To honor Smith’s love of animals, the family asks that memorials be made to Friends of Pets or the charity of the donor’s choice.