Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....[Chestnut] Smith, Dorothy G. June 16, 2005
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The Tehachapi News 
Dorothy G. Smith
March 22, 1932 – June 16, 2005

Rosary was recited and Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, 
June 20, at St. Malachy Catholic Church for Dorothy G. Smith, 73, who passed 
away on June 16 in a Bakersfield hospital.

Dorothy was born in Ozone Park, N.Y., to Edward and Mary Chestnut. She was a 
loving daughter to her parents.  

Dorothy met her husband-to-be, Bill Smith, on a double date in 1950, (he was 
dating her friend) and they hit it off. They were married on Feb. 25, 1951 in 
Poplarville, Miss. They spent two of their most fun years living in New 
Orleans, La. Dorothy always said it was some of their best times. 

Dorothy moved to California in 1953 as a loving and supportive wife to her 
husband. She spent the next 12 years as an employee of McDonnel Douglas 
Aircraft Company in Long Beach. 

In 1965, Dorothy became a mother to her only son, Edward, and was an original 
stay at home mom until he turned 15 years old. She then returned to McDonnell 
Douglas Aircraft Company where she subsequently retired after 30-plus years of 
service. 

Dorothy and her husband moved to Tehachapi in 2001 to be closer to her 
grandchildren. She was a loving and doting grandmother to Wyatt and Logan.  
They will miss their special times with Grandma that included making pizza and 
cookies. 

Dorothy loved to play video poker and was always searching for that extra 
change so she would always have five quarters in the machine. She was very 
patriotic and loved the United States of America. Dorothy was always willing 
to defend her country and emphasized how lucky we were to live here. She was a 
loyal friend, always willing to listen, and hardly ever said a bad word about 
anyone. She always taught “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say 
anything at all.” 

Dorothy remained courageous through all of her illnesses and battled the most 
recent affliction for seven months. She was a loving, caring wife, mother and 
grandmother and taught her family how they should live their lives.  She will 
always be loved and never forgotten by her family and friends.

Dorothy is survived by her husband of 54 years, Billy Smith; son, Edward G. 
Smith and his wife Beverly; and grandsons, Wyatt and Logan Smith, all of Bear 
Valley Springs.

Interment followed at the Riverside National Cemetery. Wood Family Funeral 
Service handled the arrangements.


Additional Comments:
Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased.
http://www.tehachapinews.com/obits.html
Volume 106 - No. 11
June 29-July 5, 2005


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