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White Salmon Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., April 30, 1953, page 10

CHARLOTTE SUSAN MEYER

Charlotte Susan Meyer was born in Westfield, Wisconsin on May 3rd, 1868 to Charles and Caroline Mayer. At the age of 18 years she was married to Sylvester Smalley and to this union was born one son, Lewis, who passed away about ten years ago. They separated and in 1904 she married A. Delbert Smalley, a brother of Sylvester.
They came west in 1905 by train, landed in The Dalles and on to Bingen by river boat, then on to White Salmon. After living here a couple of years, a daughter Ida Mae, was born. They then took up a homestead in the Mt. Brook district. About 1913, they moved back to White Salmon. Mr. Smalley preceded her in death 22 years ago. She has resided in White Salmon 42 years.
At the age of two weeks she was baptized into the Lutheran Church and was a good Christian all her life.
She leaves to mourn her loss, one daughter, Ida Mae Ackley, 8 grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren; two sisters in Wisconsin and a host of friends who will miss her always willing hands and pleasant smile.
Pall Bearer were: Rex Luth, Floyd Martin, Dutch Brumbaugh, Roy Heaman, Les Mulkey, and Orie Kreps.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Gardners Funeral Home. Rev. Simmons of Hood River Lutheran Church will officiate. Interment will be in the White Salmon Oddfellow Cemetery.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., April 30, 1953, page 5

MRS. SMALLEY'S FUENRAL TODAY

Services for Mrs. Charlotte Smalley, for 42 years a resident of White Salmon, will be held at 2 p.m. this afternoon, Thursday, April 30, at Gardners Funeral chapel. The Rev. Simons, Lutheran minister of Hood River, will officiate. She was a member of this church since her baptism at the age of two weeks.
Charlotte Susan Meyer was born in Westfield, Wis., May 3, 1868 to Charles and Caroline Meyer. At 18, she was married to Sylvester Smalley. To this union was born one son, Lewis, who died about ten years ago.
In 1904 she married A. Delbert Smalley, her first husband's brother. A year later they arrived by train at The Dalles and came to Bingen by river boat. To this marriage, a daughter, Mrs. Claude (Ida Mae) Ackley of White Salmon was born.
In 1913, after homesteading in the Mt. Brook district, they moved to White Salmon were Mr. Smalley died 22 years ago.
Surviving her are one daughter, Mrs. Ackley; eight grandchildren; several great-grand-children and two sisters in Wisconsin.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., April 30, 1953, page 7
"Social : Club : Fraternal : Activities of the Week"

Lee Ackley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ackley, arrived home Monday morning around 2 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Ackley met their son at Hood River. Lee has been stationed at Camp Roberts, Calif., and was called home by the death of his grandmother, Mrs. Smalley, who passed away Sunday at the Skyline Hospital. Lee will have a ten day leave, after which he will return to Camp Roberts, where he may be stationed permanently. He has gained several pounds in weight, and is looking fine.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., April 30, 1953, page 7
"Social : Club : Fraternal : Activities of the Week"

The death of Mrs. Smalley, who has been ill for some time, at the Skyline hospital, will be felt by all of her old friends, who for some time has been anxious about her. Mrs. Smalley was thought to be improving and her sudden passing on Sunday will be mourned by the community. She is the mother of Mrs. Claude Ackley, and has lived here most of her life, where so many knew her and has a large circle of friends.