Marion Fortin Smith1

F, #42226, b. Jan 8, 1932, d. Apr 18, 2008
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 1

Philippe Armand Alfred Fortin b. Apr 22, 1931, d. Aug 4, 1987
Children

Family 2

Edgar L. Murphy Jr. b. Sep 29, 1931, d. May 11, 2012

Chronological Events

Birth*Jan 8, 1932 Marion Fortin Smith was born on Jan 8, 1932 at Fletcher, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Willis Howitt Smith and Nora Bell Reynolds.1 
Marriage*Oct 18, 1952 Marion Fortin Smith married Philippe Armand Alfred Fortin on Oct 18, 1952 at Underhill, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.2 
Marriage*Nov 15, 1996 Marion Fortin Smith married Edgar L. Murphy Jr. on Nov 15, 1996 at Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.3,2 
Death*Apr 18, 2008 Marion Fortin Smith died on Apr 18, 2008, at age 76 at Redstone Villa Nursing Home, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, from cancer of the bile duct.3 
ObituaryApr 20, 2008  OBITUARY: Marion F. Fortin-Murphy, age 76, passed away Friday morning, April 18, 2008, at the Red Stone Villa Nursing Home in St. Albans with her loving family at her side.

She was born Jan. 8, 1932, in Fletcher, the daughter of the late Willis and Nora (Reynolds) Smith.
worked for many years at the Enosburg Falls Elementary School and High School in the Hot Lunch Program. Following her retirement from the schools, she was employed for several years at Franklin County Home Health Agency in their home care program.

Marion enjoyed reading and in the spring of the year she looked forward to working in her gardens and being outdoors. Most of all she loved spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Edgar Murphy of Berkshire; her children and their spouses: Shirley and Ivan Elwood of Franklin, Phyllis and Thomas Smith of Endicott, N.Y., Linda and Bert Honaker of West Enosburg, Laurie and Spencer Elwood of West Enosburg, and Daniel and Patricia Lynn Fortin of Ellenburg Center, N.Y; her grandchildren and their families: Stacey White, her husband, Steve, and their children, Dylan and Makayla, Heather Vaillancourt, her husband, Joey, and their children, Hunter and Hailey, Justin Elwood, Jessica Halofsky and her husband, Joshua, Aaron Smith, Scott Howard, Hannah Honaker, Wayne Honaker, Beth Elwood, Nathan Elwood, Bryant Fortin, and Tyler Fortin; her stepchildren, Terry Poirier and her husband, James, of Montgomery, and Richard Murphy and his wife, Melody, of Lake Hurst, N.J; several step-grandchildren; her sisters, Carolyn Williams of St. Albans, Eleanor Maynard of Cambridge, and Shirley Maynard and her husband, Leon, of Bakersfield; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her first husband, Philippe Fortin, on Aug. 4, 1987.

A memorial service was to be held today, April 21, 2008, at 11 a.m. at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls. Interment will take place at the convenience of the family in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Enosburg Falls. There will be no visiting hours.

For those who wish, contributions in Marion's memory may be made to the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, Vt. 05478.

Information found at nekg-vt.com/obituaries/2008/obit-8013.php.4
 
Burial*Apr 21, 2008 She was buried on Apr 21, 2008 at Saint John the Baptist Cemetery (New), Enosburg Falls, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 61602711.5 

Citations

  1. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S4094] Vermont - Death Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.