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Hazel E. Kressly Smith,
94, of Nyssa, Ore., beloved mother, grandmother, wife and
friend, went to be with her Lord on Friday, June 21, 1996, in
a Boise hospital.
Funeral services will
be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, at the Nyssa Christian
Church, with Pastor Roy Strayer officiating. Burial will
follow in the Parma, Idaho, Cemetery. Services are under
direction of the Nyssa Lienkaemper Chapel.
She was born Oct. 8, 1901, at Beloit, Kan., the daughter of
Enoch and Alma McKee Philbrick. She married Lloyd T.
Kressly on Sept. 4, 1922, at Beloit. There were five
children born to this union. In 1944, Hazel and her
children moved to Oregon.
Hazel married
Wyatt C. Smith in 1948 at Nyssa. She lived in Nyssa for
52 years. She began working for the Nyssa Telephone Co.
in 1945, and continued working for the telephone company until
her retirement in 1965.
Hazel was a
member of the Nyssa Christian Church. She enjoyed many
hours in the service of her Lord. She greatly enjoyed
her many friends and the hours that she spent with them
playing bridge.
Hazel's children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren always came first. She was an
inspiration to all who knew her.
Hazel
is survived by her husband, Wyatt; two daughters, Jeanne
Strickland and husband, Don of Nyssa, and Geraldine Hawkins of
Ontario, Ore.; a son, Duane Kressly and his wife, Edie of
Ontario; a daughter-in-law, Joan Kressly of Lemon, S.D.; 10
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and nine
great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her four
stepchildren, Wilbur, Vance, Walter and Melvin; numerous
stepgrandchildren; a special stepgrandson, Kenneth Smith of
Ontario; and a host of family and friends.
Friends may call this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Nyssa
Lienkaemper Chapel.
Memorials may be
made to the Nyssa Christian Church or the Nyssa Senior Citizen
Center, c/o Lienkaemper Chapel, P.O. Box 970, Ontario, Ore.
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