Helen Bernice Smart

02/12/1920 - 01/21/2011

SMART,
Helen Bernice
(Age 90)

Helen Bernice Smart died on January 21, 2011 in Spokane, Washington. She was born on February 12, 1920 in Miles City, Montana to Roscoe Calvert Foley and Estella Eliza Farris Seaton Foley. She was raised in the Miles City, Montana area and attended a one-room school at Garland, Montana. At 16, she moved to Lamont, Washington where she graduated from the Lamont High School. After high school, she moved to Spokane and worked various jobs. She got married June 25, 1943 to Rex Mealey Smart in Spokane. During World War II she worked painting planes. After the war she and Rex moved to a farm south of Spokane near Windsor Grange. They lived there for about four years. Then they moved to Spokane. In 1962 they moved to Elk where she resided until she passed away. Helen was a room mother for her children and a Brownie leader. She loved gardening and sewing, even making all of her children's clothing until they got "too cool" to wear homemade clothes. Helen liked to go huckleberrying, backpacking, and hunting. One of her hobbies was raising peacocks. She canned all of her own foods until the last three years. She was still quilting up to the time of her death. She was involved with the Methodist church over the years and her last church was the Elk Community Church. She is survived by her children: Melva Lohstroh of Spokane, Barbara (James) Anderson of Suncrest, Mary Ann Hotrum of Spokane, and David Smart of Elk. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Bret, Kim, Scott, Jenny, Julie, Heather, Charity, Peter, Melody, Andy, and Amber; 28 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Rex (2003), her parents, siblings, and her son, Lee, in 1964. Funeral Services honoring Mrs. Smart will be held in Elk, WA at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Country Church of the Open Bible followed with interment in Elk Cemetery #1. A reception will be held at the church following the interment. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Huntington's Disease Society of America or a charity of your choice.
LAUER FUNERAL HOME in DEER PARK, WASHINGTON