Obituary - Shirley Cloe Smick

A celebration open house for the life of Shirley Cloe Smick, 86, long time St. John resident, will be at the St. John Community Building today, Thursday, Nov. 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. Mrs. Smick died Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. A private family graveside service will be in the Maccabee Cemetery at Sprague.

Born May 27, 1926, in Sprague to Frank and Mary (Scheuss) Jones, she grew up in Sprague and graduated from high school there in 1944.

Shirley attended Washington State College in Pullman and completed her four year education degree in 1948.

She taught school for a while in Battle Ground, and also worked as a secretary for GE in the Tri-Cities.

She married Harold Smick at Sprague June 23, 1957.

He farmed in several places in Eastern Washington and Shirley kept busy as a wife and mother.

They moved to St. John in 1966.

Harold changed careers and became a farm and ranch real estate broker with clients all over Eastern Washington.

Shirley loved playing cards and was a member of several bridge clubs.

She was also an avid reader and enjoyed cooking.

Mr. Smick died in 1995.

Surviving are two children; Mary Ann (Ramon) Vance of Ventura, Calf., and Jeff Smick of St. John, and two grandchildren.

The family suggests memorial gifts be made to the St. John EMTs or the St. John Golf and Country Club.

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