Ozie Dorothea (Cartwright) Smith, 89, of Cove, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020 at a local care facility. A private burial was held on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Cove Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held at a later time. Ozie was born on November 17, 1930 in Cove, Arkansas to Alvin Sr. and Ellen (Chism) Cartwright. She resided in Arkansas; Amarillo, TX; Cove, AR; Hatton, AR; Oklahoma; Sweet Home, OR; Scappoose, OR; Summerville, OR; and Cove, OR. She received her education in Vandervoot, AR; Cove, AR; and Wickes, AR. She married Paul Vaughn Smith on October 21, 1947 and they were married for 73 years. Ozie was employed as the district manager for the Albany Democrat Herald in Sweet Home, OR during the 1960’s. She also worked for Boise Cascade in St. Helens, OR and then retired from Union County Assessors Office as an appraiser in 1992. Ozie recorded County and Western music with her brother Tide Cartwright and her sister Lois (Cartwright) Porter as “The Cartwright Family” in Eugene, OR during 1956 – 1957. Ozie’s recording name was “Dottie Cartwright”. She was a member of Summerville Baptist Church and enjoyed equine endurance riding, hunting, camping, and trail riding. Her hobbies included homemaking and gardening. Ozie is survived by her daughter, Paula and husband Lindsey Davenport of Cove, OR; son, Douglas and wife Lynne Smith of Sherwood, OR; brother Titus “Tide” Overton and wife Vicki Cartwright of Springfield, OR; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; and 19 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Smith; parents, Alvin Sr. and Ellen Cartwright; sisters, Pauline (Cartwright) Martin, Norma Jean (Cartwright) Gukeisen, and Lois (Cartwright) Porter; brothers, Lynn Cartwright and Alvin Cartwright Jr.; and half-brothers Lockard Cartwright and Cecil Cartwright. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Summerville Baptist Church, PO Box 164, Summerville, OR 97876.