Carolyn Pearl Smith1

F, #42224, b. Feb 19, 1922, d. Jan 5, 2009
Father*Willis Howitt Smith1 b. Jun 24, 1895, d. Sep 1, 1968
Mother*Nora Bell Reynolds1 b. Jun 30, 1901, d. Nov 17, 1981

Family

Ralph A. Williams b. May 6, 1918, d. Sep 26, 1996
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Feb 19, 1922 Carolyn Pearl Smith was born on Feb 19, 1922 at Cambridge, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Willis Howitt Smith and Nora Bell Reynolds.1 
Marriage*Nov 9, 1941 Carolyn Pearl Smith married Ralph A. Williams on Nov 9, 1941 at Johnson, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.2 
Death*Jan 5, 2009 Carolyn Pearl Smith died on Jan 5, 2009, at age 86 at University of Vermont Medical Center (formerly Fletcher Allen), Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.3 
ObituaryJan 6, 2009  OBITUARY: ENOSBURG FALLS - Carolyn P. Williams, 86, widow of Ralph Williams, passed away Monday January 5, 2009 at Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington with her loving family at her side. She was born February 19, 1922 in Cambridge the daughter of the late Willis & Nora (Reynolds) Smith. Carolyn was a resident of Enosburg Falls and Hyde Park most of her life. In her later years she also resided at Our Lady of the Meadows in Richford as well as St. Albans Health & Rehab. Carolyn devoted her life to being a homemaker and caring for her daughter, Carol. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star and the West Enosburg Home Dem. She enjoyed reading and she will be remembered for her biscuits, donuts and sour cream pie. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Junith & Reginald Messier of Enosburg Falls, and Noreen & John Chase of Swanton; her grandchildren and their families, Terri Messier and her friend Kevin Condon; Cathy Messier her husband Brian Charron and their son Aiden; Dawn Tessier her husband Steven and their children, Cory, Cole & Cade; and Deana Chase her husband Tod Jones and their daughter, Sophie; her sisters, Eleanor Maynard of Cambridge, and Shirley Maynard and her husband Leon of Bakersfield; several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband, Carolyn was predeceased by her daughter, Carol Williams; her great grandchild, Chloe Jones; and her sister, Marion Fortin – Murphy. Funeral services will be held Friday January 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls with Pastor Lyle Willey officiating. Interment will follow in the West Enosburg Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held Thursday from 6-8 PM at the Spears Funeral Home in Enosburg Falls. For those who wish, contributions in Carolyn’s memory may be made to Children’s Miracle Network at the Vermont Children’s Hospital, 111 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT 05401

Published in The Burlington Free Press - January 7, 2009.3
 
Burial*Jan 10, 2009 She was buried on Jan 10, 2009 at West Enosburg Cemetery, West Enosburg, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 209531705.4 

Citations

  1. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #19.
  5. [S768] Personal Knowledge - Tibbets, Karen.