Mary Lou Smith, 96, of Bluffton, and formerly of Huntington, passed away Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at River Terrace Retirement Community in Bluffton. Mary Lou was born March 8, 1927, in Athens, Tenn., to the late Harry Martin and Bertha (Fox) Bowers. She married Donald E. Smith Oct. 2, 1948, at St. Mary Catholic Church,…