Travis Co. TX - Obit for Marcia Leslee Dunnells Smith Submitted by Peggy B. Perazzo ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Marcia L. Smith Marcia Leslee Smith died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, at the Palo Alto home of her eldest son. She was born in Monte Vista, Colo. on May 6, 1928, to the late Leslie and Isabelle Dunnells. She was 72. She had lived in Davis since 1989. She graduated from UC Berkeley and went on to teach kindergarten for 20 years at Gomes School in Fremont. As a teacher, she impacted many lives. She had many hobbies including traveling to destinations around the world and spending time with her cats. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, in 1969, and her son Alan Jon Smith, in 1991. She is survived by three sons, Marshall Joseph Smith and wife Cathy of Palo Alto; Stuart Wayne Smith and wife Debbie of Jackson; and Steven Lyle Smith and his wife of Austin, Texas. She is also survived by her sister, Vera AIlson. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, whom she loved very much. A private graveside service will be held Thursday. Friends may attend a memorial service at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Davis United Methodist Church, 1620 Anderson Road. Donations may be made in Mrs. Smith's name to the cancer charity of the donor's choice. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," August 29, 2000, (Yolo County). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, . Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)