1. | SMITH, Lindley Murray Jr. was born on 19 Oct 1890 in Atkinson, Holt, Nebraska, USA; died on 6 Apr 1972 in Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA. Notes: Funeral services for Lindley M. Smith, 81, S2811 Fiske, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Thornhill-Geraghty & Langbehn Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerald H. Traeger officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park. Mr. Smith, a resident of the city 50 years, died Thursday in a Pullman, Wash., hospital. He was owner and operator of Smith-Moore Sawdust Co. here for a number of years. He was a member of Park Heights Baptist Church, Geological Society, Golden Age Club and the Over Sixty Club. Survivors include his wife, Genevieve, at the home; two sons, Kenneth, Reardan, Wash., and Corliss, Bellingham; two daughters, Mrs. Illa Phillips, Pullman, and Mrs. Beverly Vorpahl, Spokane; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials may be sent to the Memorial Fund of Park Heights Baptist Church. - The Spokane Chronicle Lindley married WING, Genevieve Amanda on 5 Nov 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Genevieve (daughter of WING, Corliss Smith and ROYCE, Hattie Louella) was born on 20 Aug 1895 in Ramona, Lake, South Dakota, USA; died on 9 Jun 1983 in Spokane, Washington, USA; was buried in Riverside Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | SMITH, Kenneth Leroy (1.Lindley1) was born on 1 Jul 1921 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada; died on 27 Mar 1993 in Colfax, Whitman, Washington, USA. Kenneth married DUARTE, Unknown on 23 Aug 1953 in Louisiana, USA. Unknown was born about 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | SMITH, Illa Genevieve (1.Lindley1) was born on 25 Jun 1919 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada; died on 8 Mar 2006 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA. Illa married PHILLIPS, Roger Colley on 5 Oct 1940 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA. Roger (son of PHILLIPS, Harry J and MCFADDEN, Lillian Mae) was born on 25 Jan 1915 in Whitman, Washington; died on 22 Nov 2004 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | SMITH, Corliss Murray (1.Lindley1) was born on 25 Oct 1915 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada; died on 14 Feb 1997 in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA. Notes: Corky Sr., hero of "trash wars," dies at 81. "He was always dreaming of doing things better." His name was Corliss Murray Smith Sr., but everyone knew him as Corky, Sr. The dogged but likeable businessman who jumped feet-first into Whatcom County's garbage wars of the 1980s died Friday. He was 81. "He's part of the tradition of Whatcom County," said Barbara Brenner. who made a name for herself on garbage issues before winning election to the County Council. "He was the most genuine person I ever met." In business for himself since he was a youth, Smith moved to Bellingham 35 years ago. Olivine, a rock Smith mined on Lummi Island and later elsewhere, became the foundation of his business interests and renown here. Smith used the material to fashion wood waste incinerators he sold around the world. Later, he decided olivine incinerators could be used to dispose of household garbage. "He was a goer," said former Bellingham Port Commissioner Pete Zuanich. "He was always dreaming of doing things better." Smith built his first trash incinerator in 1985, saying he could out-compete Thermal Reduction Co., the county's garbage giant at the time. Olivine waged numerous legal, political and regulatory battles with TRC and then with its replacement, Recomp Inc. After years of wrangling, mostly over air pollution permits, Smith finally won state approval. "He rushed in sometimes where angels feared to tread, and he often proved the skeptics ... or his critics ... wrong, said Mark Amundson, an attorney for Olivine before he quit law and later became Bellingham's mayor. "His incinerator was a version of that. "He was the little guy's local hero." Recomp and Olivine ended their skirmishing in 1991 when they agreed to cooperate. In effect, Olivine worked as a subcontractor, burning trash Recomp couldn't handle. Last year, Smith said his company was losing money under the deal, so he planned to independently compete for trash disposal contracts in the county. Zunich said it's ironic that Smith died one day after a Seattle arbitrator ruled that the county's garbage laws illegally prevented another disposal company, Recycling and Disposal Services Inc., from competing with Recomp. "His olivine was his hobby and his life and blood," Zuanich said. Others who knew Smith agreed that his business was a central focus of his life. They also agreed that he never let his work stop him from smiling, laughing and getting along with others. "He's like everybody's dad," Brenner said. "He was a hero to me. I guess it was the fighter in him." Church was Smith's other passion. He attended and financially supported First Baptist Church in Bellingham. Just a year ago, he finished a two-year term in charge of the church's governing board. "He really liked it when we sang the old-style gospel songs," said the Rev. Keith Madsen. Smith's funeral will be at 11 Thursday at First Baptist Church. "He was beyond an nteresting guy," Asmundson said. "He was a fascinatingly interesting guy." - The Bellingham Herald Corliss married BISHOP, Mae Lavina on 25 Nov 1938 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA. Mae (daughter of BISHOP, Edward O and SCHAEFER, Christina) was born on 2 May 1919 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA; died on 26 Dec 2012 in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA; was buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Living (1.Lindley1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | SMITH, Lindley George (1.Lindley1) was born on 17 Jul 1917 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada; died on 9 Jul 1942 in British Columbia, Canada. Notes: Word was received yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Smith, E1224 Twelfth, of the accidental drowning of their son, Lindley Jr. (wrong), 25, while on a fishing expedition near North Vancouver, B.C., July 9. So far searchers have been unable to locate the body of Mr. Smith. - Spokane Newspaper Lindley married MCHUNTER, Margaret on 18 Oct 1941 in St. Agnus Parish, British Columbia, Canada. Margaret was born on 12 May 1925 in Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada; died on 11 Apr 1969 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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8. | SMITH, Randal Edward (4.Corliss2, 1.Lindley1) was born on 2 Mar 1945 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA; died on 29 Sep 2012 in Bellingham WA. Notes: Died: Randal married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Randal married ANDERSEN, Linda Mary on 28 Sep 1963 in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA, and was divorced on 9 Jan 1976 in Whatcom, Washington, USA. Linda was born on 16 Feb 1945 in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA; died on 15 May 1992 in Bellingham, Washington, USA; was buried in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Living (4.Corliss2, 1.Lindley1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Living (8.Randal3, 4.Corliss2, 1.Lindley1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Living (8.Randal3, 4.Corliss2, 1.Lindley1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Living (8.Randal3, 4.Corliss2, 1.Lindley1) |