Evelyn Mary Smith, 74, passed away January 17, 2010, with her family by her side in Los Angeles, California.
A memorial service was Wednesday at Greenwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California.
She was born February 05, 1935, in Anchorage to Charles and Phoebe Snow. Her father was a Doctor in the Yukon. Her mother came up from Juneau as a Nurse. They moved to Los Angeles in 1946.
Evelyn spent summers at her grandparents in northern California. She attended college at the UCLA, where she met and married Eugene Smith. After graduation, Mrs. Smith was a homemaker while her husband was a Firefighter.
She was an active member of the Brighton Presbyterian Church, belonged to the Arboretum Foundation garden club and worked with various charities.
Her interests included family, gardening, sewing and reading. She devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to family members, including her mother until she passed away at age 95.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her sister, Virginia Coiro; brother, Carl Snow; 2 sons and their spouses, George and Eugene Snow, Jeff and Connie Snow; and 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.