Emma L. Smith
Jun 4, 2012 0
Tillamook Headlight Herald
Funeral services will be held for Emma L. Smith of Tillamook at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Waud's Funeral Home.
Emma was born Dec. 9, 1918 in Tillamook to Clarence and Flora (Perkins) Vantress and passed away June 1, 2012 in Tillamook at the age of 93. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband and partner for 67 years, Rex K. Smith.
Emma was a 1935 graduate of Tillamook High School. She married Rex Smith on Jan. 9, 1945 and lived her entire life in Tillamook. Daughter of a true pioneer family, her great-grandmother Sarah Jane crossed the plains in a covered wagon. Emma still lived in the home in which she was born that had been built by her father.
Emma lived a full and active life, working for the Department of the Navy and the FBI, the Welfare Office and the City of Tillamook. But her real calling in life was being a wife, mother, homemaker and gardener extraordinaire. Together Rex and Emma created one of the most beautiful and productive gardens in the city. Many friends and neighbors were lucky enough to enjoy the bounties of that garden each year. Emma was an indomitable force of life, giving back to the community she loved so well. She volunteered for community events, health fairs and the food bank because she genuinely cared about others. She was a quiet, loyal friend who was a steady tower of strength and support for those she loved. Emma was a very wise woman who had the talent to reach across generations to make the place she lived better for everyone. She was a member in the Rebecca Lodge, the Tillamook County Pioneer Association and Pleasant Valley Grange. Emma also cherished her quiet time, reading and beachcombing, as well as both golfing and fishing with Rex.
She is survived by her daughter Barbara Smith of Kirkland, Wash. and son Kenneth Smith of Portland. She is preceded in death by her brother, Edwin Vantress and two sisters, Eloise Allison and Florence Marinko.
Interment will be held at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Oregon Public Broadcasting or to the Pioneer Museum of Tillamook, in care of Waud's Funeral Home.
https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/obituaries/emma-l-smith/article_4b39bdf2-ae5c-11e1-85f8-0019bb2963f4.html
Jun 4, 2012 0
Tillamook Headlight Herald
Funeral services will be held for Emma L. Smith of Tillamook at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Waud's Funeral Home.
Emma was born Dec. 9, 1918 in Tillamook to Clarence and Flora (Perkins) Vantress and passed away June 1, 2012 in Tillamook at the age of 93. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband and partner for 67 years, Rex K. Smith.
Emma was a 1935 graduate of Tillamook High School. She married Rex Smith on Jan. 9, 1945 and lived her entire life in Tillamook. Daughter of a true pioneer family, her great-grandmother Sarah Jane crossed the plains in a covered wagon. Emma still lived in the home in which she was born that had been built by her father.
Emma lived a full and active life, working for the Department of the Navy and the FBI, the Welfare Office and the City of Tillamook. But her real calling in life was being a wife, mother, homemaker and gardener extraordinaire. Together Rex and Emma created one of the most beautiful and productive gardens in the city. Many friends and neighbors were lucky enough to enjoy the bounties of that garden each year. Emma was an indomitable force of life, giving back to the community she loved so well. She volunteered for community events, health fairs and the food bank because she genuinely cared about others. She was a quiet, loyal friend who was a steady tower of strength and support for those she loved. Emma was a very wise woman who had the talent to reach across generations to make the place she lived better for everyone. She was a member in the Rebecca Lodge, the Tillamook County Pioneer Association and Pleasant Valley Grange. Emma also cherished her quiet time, reading and beachcombing, as well as both golfing and fishing with Rex.
She is survived by her daughter Barbara Smith of Kirkland, Wash. and son Kenneth Smith of Portland. She is preceded in death by her brother, Edwin Vantress and two sisters, Eloise Allison and Florence Marinko.
Interment will be held at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Oregon Public Broadcasting or to the Pioneer Museum of Tillamook, in care of Waud's Funeral Home.
https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/obituaries/emma-l-smith/article_4b39bdf2-ae5c-11e1-85f8-0019bb2963f4.html
Emma L. Smith
Jun 4, 2012 0
Tillamook Headlight Herald
Funeral services will be held for Emma L. Smith of Tillamook at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Waud's Funeral Home.
Emma was born Dec. 9, 1918 in Tillamook to Clarence and Flora (Perkins) Vantress and passed away June 1, 2012 in Tillamook at the age of 93. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband and partner for 67 years, Rex K. Smith.
Emma was a 1935 graduate of Tillamook High School. She married Rex Smith on Jan. 9, 1945 and lived her entire life in Tillamook. Daughter of a true pioneer family, her great-grandmother Sarah Jane crossed the plains in a covered wagon. Emma still lived in the home in which she was born that had been built by her father.
Emma lived a full and active life, working for the Department of the Navy and the FBI, the Welfare Office and the City of Tillamook. But her real calling in life was being a wife, mother, homemaker and gardener extraordinaire. Together Rex and Emma created one of the most beautiful and productive gardens in the city. Many friends and neighbors were lucky enough to enjoy the bounties of that garden each year. Emma was an indomitable force of life, giving back to the community she loved so well. She volunteered for community events, health fairs and the food bank because she genuinely cared about others. She was a quiet, loyal friend who was a steady tower of strength and support for those she loved. Emma was a very wise woman who had the talent to reach across generations to make the place she lived better for everyone. She was a member in the Rebecca Lodge, the Tillamook County Pioneer Association and Pleasant Valley Grange. Emma also cherished her quiet time, reading and beachcombing, as well as both golfing and fishing with Rex.
She is survived by her daughter Barbara Smith of Kirkland, Wash. and son Kenneth Smith of Portland. She is preceded in death by her brother, Edwin Vantress and two sisters, Eloise Allison and Florence Marinko.
Interment will be held at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Oregon Public Broadcasting or to the Pioneer Museum of Tillamook, in care of Waud's Funeral Home.
https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/obituaries/emma-l-smith/article_4b39bdf2-ae5c-11e1-85f8-0019bb2963f4.html
Jun 4, 2012 0
Tillamook Headlight Herald
Funeral services will be held for Emma L. Smith of Tillamook at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Waud's Funeral Home.
Emma was born Dec. 9, 1918 in Tillamook to Clarence and Flora (Perkins) Vantress and passed away June 1, 2012 in Tillamook at the age of 93. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband and partner for 67 years, Rex K. Smith.
Emma was a 1935 graduate of Tillamook High School. She married Rex Smith on Jan. 9, 1945 and lived her entire life in Tillamook. Daughter of a true pioneer family, her great-grandmother Sarah Jane crossed the plains in a covered wagon. Emma still lived in the home in which she was born that had been built by her father.
Emma lived a full and active life, working for the Department of the Navy and the FBI, the Welfare Office and the City of Tillamook. But her real calling in life was being a wife, mother, homemaker and gardener extraordinaire. Together Rex and Emma created one of the most beautiful and productive gardens in the city. Many friends and neighbors were lucky enough to enjoy the bounties of that garden each year. Emma was an indomitable force of life, giving back to the community she loved so well. She volunteered for community events, health fairs and the food bank because she genuinely cared about others. She was a quiet, loyal friend who was a steady tower of strength and support for those she loved. Emma was a very wise woman who had the talent to reach across generations to make the place she lived better for everyone. She was a member in the Rebecca Lodge, the Tillamook County Pioneer Association and Pleasant Valley Grange. Emma also cherished her quiet time, reading and beachcombing, as well as both golfing and fishing with Rex.
She is survived by her daughter Barbara Smith of Kirkland, Wash. and son Kenneth Smith of Portland. She is preceded in death by her brother, Edwin Vantress and two sisters, Eloise Allison and Florence Marinko.
Interment will be held at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Oregon Public Broadcasting or to the Pioneer Museum of Tillamook, in care of Waud's Funeral Home.
https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/obituaries/emma-l-smith/article_4b39bdf2-ae5c-11e1-85f8-0019bb2963f4.html
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