Duane Smalley was born July 11, 1930 in New Holland, son of Clifford and Evalena Smalley. He married Marjory Ryan on November 8, 1949 in Paducah, KY. They celebrated 67 years of faithful marriage last month.
Surviving Duane are his wife, one son Daniel (Heidi) Smalley, one sister Jean Beyer, and three grandchildren: Luke, Ben, and Libby, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and five sisters.
He spent two years during high school in Haiti, Mo assisting his older brother, Francis, work a family cotton farm.
Duane had a variety of employers in Lincoln throughout his life including Gullett’s Greenhouse, Stetson’s China Factory, Cutler-Hammer, and Lincoln Developmental Center. He also worked for LPJ Metal Fab, an aeronautical tool and die shop in Gardenia, CA from 1953 to 1965. After retiring from L.D.C., Duane could often be seen taking his daily walks around Lincoln or enjoying time visiting with family and friends.
He enjoyed many pastimes during his life including coaching youth sports teams, bowling, golfing, and viewing harness races at the State and local fairs. Also, he was happy to live long enough to see the Cubs win the World Series.
Lincoln Daily Times (Lincoln, IL) - December 20, 2016
Surviving Duane are his wife, one son Daniel (Heidi) Smalley, one sister Jean Beyer, and three grandchildren: Luke, Ben, and Libby, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and five sisters.
He spent two years during high school in Haiti, Mo assisting his older brother, Francis, work a family cotton farm.
Duane had a variety of employers in Lincoln throughout his life including Gullett’s Greenhouse, Stetson’s China Factory, Cutler-Hammer, and Lincoln Developmental Center. He also worked for LPJ Metal Fab, an aeronautical tool and die shop in Gardenia, CA from 1953 to 1965. After retiring from L.D.C., Duane could often be seen taking his daily walks around Lincoln or enjoying time visiting with family and friends.
He enjoyed many pastimes during his life including coaching youth sports teams, bowling, golfing, and viewing harness races at the State and local fairs. Also, he was happy to live long enough to see the Cubs win the World Series.
Lincoln Daily Times (Lincoln, IL) - December 20, 2016
Duane Smalley was born July 11, 1930 in New Holland, son of Clifford and Evalena Smalley. He married Marjory Ryan on November 8, 1949 in Paducah, KY. They celebrated 67 years of faithful marriage last month.
Surviving Duane are his wife, one son Daniel (Heidi) Smalley, one sister Jean Beyer, and three grandchildren: Luke, Ben, and Libby, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and five sisters.
He spent two years during high school in Haiti, Mo assisting his older brother, Francis, work a family cotton farm.
Duane had a variety of employers in Lincoln throughout his life including Gullett’s Greenhouse, Stetson’s China Factory, Cutler-Hammer, and Lincoln Developmental Center. He also worked for LPJ Metal Fab, an aeronautical tool and die shop in Gardenia, CA from 1953 to 1965. After retiring from L.D.C., Duane could often be seen taking his daily walks around Lincoln or enjoying time visiting with family and friends.
He enjoyed many pastimes during his life including coaching youth sports teams, bowling, golfing, and viewing harness races at the State and local fairs. Also, he was happy to live long enough to see the Cubs win the World Series.
Lincoln Daily Times (Lincoln, IL) - December 20, 2016
Surviving Duane are his wife, one son Daniel (Heidi) Smalley, one sister Jean Beyer, and three grandchildren: Luke, Ben, and Libby, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and five sisters.
He spent two years during high school in Haiti, Mo assisting his older brother, Francis, work a family cotton farm.
Duane had a variety of employers in Lincoln throughout his life including Gullett’s Greenhouse, Stetson’s China Factory, Cutler-Hammer, and Lincoln Developmental Center. He also worked for LPJ Metal Fab, an aeronautical tool and die shop in Gardenia, CA from 1953 to 1965. After retiring from L.D.C., Duane could often be seen taking his daily walks around Lincoln or enjoying time visiting with family and friends.
He enjoyed many pastimes during his life including coaching youth sports teams, bowling, golfing, and viewing harness races at the State and local fairs. Also, he was happy to live long enough to see the Cubs win the World Series.
Lincoln Daily Times (Lincoln, IL) - December 20, 2016
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