The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., January 17, 1994, page 5

WALTER W. SMITH

     Walter Ward Smith, 72, of Washougal, formerly of Lyle, died February 10, 1994 at Vancouver, Wash.
     He was born in June 28, 1921 in Lyons, Kansas to John Hiram and Cora Belle (Sutton) Smith. He grew up in Kansas and Colorado, then moving to the Yakima Valley. He was a veteran of WWII and drove supplies on Burma Road in China to fighter pilots.
     Mr. Smith married Nellie Hathaway March 13, 1943 in Sunnyside. They eventually settled in Klickitat and Lyle. He worked for St. Regis for about 15 years and then for Jim Curl for a number of years at the service station. He was a custodian for Wy'East Junior High in Odell, Ore. at the time of his retirement in 1989. After retirement he drove a floral delivery truck for his daughter's flower shop.
     Preceding him in death was his wife in 1991. He then moved to the Vancouver area to be near his family.
     Survivors include two sons, Richard Smith of Anchorage, Alaska and Michael Smith of San Antonio, Texas; a daughter, Pat Richardson of Vancouver; a sister, Ruth Snyder of Auburn, Wash.; eight grandchildren and one great-grandson also survive.
     Contributions may be given to the American Lung Association.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 15 at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon with the Rev. JoDene officiating. Committal was at Mt. Adams Cemetery in Glenwood.

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