Betty Smith
Passed on: January 24th, 2015
SMITH
Betty Bronwin Smith (Bullivant) of Providence Place and formerly of the farm at Brownlee, passed away on January 24, 2015 at the age of 82 years. She was born on the farm at Keeler on August 11, 1932. She took her schooling in Keeler and played ladies softball as a teenager. In December 1949, she married Gerald Smith and they moved to the family farm where they had two sons, Garry and Calvin only 11months apart! They kept their Mom busy with all the stunts they pulled! Betty was a wonderful housekeeper and had a garden until Gerald’s death. Over the past few years Betty has lived in Central Butte Manor, Crescent Park Retirement Villa, Extendicare and finally Providence Place, where she passed peacefully in her sleep. Thank you to all the people who cared for Betty over the years, they all did a wonderful job. Betty is predeceased by her husband Gerald; parents, Norman and Irene (Godber) Bullivant; brothers-in-law, Vern Smith and Jerry O’Connor; sisters-in-law, Florence O’Connor and Joyce Zintel and nephew, Duane O’Connor. Betty is survived by sons, Calvin in the Yukon and Garry (Bonnie); granddaughter Darla (Cory), children Donavan, Gavin and Lincoln; granddaughter Shannon (friend Darcy) and children Austin Macallum and Addison; Grandson Kyle (friend Brandi and her children Madison and Brayden); grandson Carter(friend Kayla); sister Yvonne Swanson; sisters-in-law Alice, Kathy and Linda Smith; brothers-in-law Quinton Swanson, Glen and Larry Smith, Bob Zintel. A Family Service was held on Friday January 30, 2015. Interment took place at Brownlee Cemetery. Memorial donations may be directed to a charity of choice. In living memory of Betty, a memorial planting will be made by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.wjjonesandson.com (Obituaries).
Dayna Smith-Short – Funeral Director