Elda Mae Smith Obituary (1914

Elda Mae Smith, 100, longtime Yakima resident, died of natural causes, Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Summitview Health Care Center. Elda was born August 5, 1914 in Meadow Creek, WA to L.B. and Lola (Warnock) Chamberlin. She was raised and educated in Yakima, graduating from Yakima High School in 1932. She attended Yakima Jr. College for one year. She was very active in the Christian Endeavor program for many years as a teen and young adult at First Presbyterian Church. There she met Hoke Smith from Dahlonega, GA. They were married November 16, 1934. They lived in Longview, WA for 10 years where their three children were born, returning to Yakima in 1947. Elda owned and operated the Tween Shop in Westpark for 10 years. She and Hoke were members of First Presbyterian Church and Charter Members of Westminster Presbyterian where she volunteered for thirty-five years as a financial secretary. She was a 50+ year member of the Yakima PEO Sisterhood, Chapter CE. Elda loved her family, her rose garden and planning many road trips and traveling throughout the United States including Alaska, and also visiting her son in Japan. Her family has many happy memories of 'game days', Gramma's cookies, and camping and hiking, especially at Ohanapecosh Campground. Survivors include her children, Jacqueline (Grant) Anderson of Yakima, Roberta Dixon of Onalaska, WA and Kenneth (Loretta) Smith of San Angelo, TX; six grandchildren, Jill (Tyler) Schultz of Yakima, Nick (Tonya) Harmon of Great Falls, VA, Greg Harmon of Yakima, Beth (Brian) Disney of Onalaska, WA, Robert Dixon of Seattle, and Kenny Smith of Leavenworth, KS; three step grandchildren, Bruce (Sara) Anderson of Yakima, Donna (Rick) Lawson of Naches, WA and Larry (Karla) Anderson of Yakima; nine great-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Hoke Smith on October 15, 1996 and four brothers. Memorial Services will be at Yakima Covenant Church (Westminster Presbyterian), 6015 Summitview Ave., Yakima, on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Private family graveside services will be held in Terrace Heights Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Union Gospel Mission or Yakima Covenant Church, c/o Brookside Funeral Home & Crematory, PO Box 1267, Moxee, WA 98936. SERVICES Funeral service Saturday, March 28, 2015 2:00 PM Yakima Covenant Church 6015 Summitview Ave. Yakima, WA