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Donald Lester Smith

20 Jun 1917 – 12 Feb 1992

Birth	20 Jun 1917
Death	12 Feb 1992
Cemetery	Fairmount Memorial Park Spokane , Spokane County , Washington , USA
Added by	Jerry Botner on 17 Aug 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74998444

Bio

Husband of Pasha Audrey "Pat" Johnson Smith. An author and Genealogist of the HEDGER and Smith Families. Pat's notes give Donald's birth town as Spruce Bluff. Don is a housing contractor and ironworker. In 1982 he designed a house to Pat's specifications and they completed building it in 1984. In recent years Don has become known for the large, delicious strawberries he has developed. He operates a U-Pick and markets to several large buyers. Don also developed the SMITH-X watermelon, some weighing over 90 lbs. He is also and orchardist, a profession followed by both sides of his family. News Obit: Donald Lester Smith Donald Lester Smith, 74, of the Sunnyside area, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1992 at his home. He was born June 20, 1917 at Spruce Bluff, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Ella (Dull) and Wilbur Roy Smith. Don descended from the earliest pioneer families in Oregon and Washington.

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Family

Parents

• Wilbur Roy Smith 1887–1971
• Helen B Dull Horsley 1895–1972

Spouse

• Pasha Audrey "Pat" Johnson Smith 1924–1991 FaG

Siblings

• Harold E. "Oakie" Smith 1911–1973
• Floyd G. Smith 1913–1978
• Joice B Smith 1924–1924
• Kenneth J. Smith 1925–1983

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