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Birth:          18 Jan 1919 Seattle, Wash.
Death:          14 Dec 2001 Carlsborg, Clallam Co., Wash.

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Dorothea Jean Smith 
A memorial service for Dorothea Jean "Dottie" Smith will be held at 1 p.m., Dec. 22 at 
Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., Sequim. Ms. Smith, 82, died Dec. 
14, 2001 at her Carlsborg home. 
Ms. Smith worked several summers at Lake Crescent Lodge, where she began a 
lifelong love of swimming. Ms. Smith began each day with a 6 a.m. dive, followed by a 
long swim before work. Her crawl stroke and dive were "poetry in motion," says her 
daughter, RoJean Mount, of Seattle. 
Ms. Smith graduated with honors from Sequim High School in 1937. She attended two 
years of college at Bellingham Normal School before marrying Arvie Smith on Aug. 27, 
1939. The couple lived in various logging camps on the west side of Clallam County 
for five years before purchasing and moving into the Carlsborg home of Ms. Smith's 
parents, Harrison and May Bennett. 
Ms. Smith was a dedicated teacher to her three children, Gary, RoJean and Mark, as 
well as her eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Ms. Smith was also a 
storyteller at the Port Angeles branch of the North Olympic library system. 
Her community service extended beyond children to a number of social service clubs 
in the county. Ms. Smith was a charter member of the Lady Lions and a former 
president of the sisterhood for philanthropic education (PEO). 
Ms. Smith is survived by her brother, Gus, of Port Angeles, and her sister, Eleanor, of 
Vancouver, Wash. 
Ms. Smith enjoyed people and gardening. She requested that in lieu of flowers, 
remembrances be made to Hospice of Port Angeles. P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 
Wash. 98362, or Trinity United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 3697, Sequim. Before she 
passed away, Ms. Smith wished to express a special "Thank you" to her caregiver, 
Gayle Kilmer. 

Parents
BENNETT Harrison Murray (5 Nov 1888 - 15 Jan 1975)
GOULD Mary Ann (1 Nov 1883 - 16 Jul 1960)

Siblings
BENNETT Margaret Elizabeth (19 Jul 1911 - 12 Apr 1971)
BENNETT Edward Murray ("Gus") (29 May 1914 - 27 Nov 2002)
BENNETT Dorothea Jean (18 Jan 1919 - 14 Dec 2001)
BENNETT Eleanor Mary (11 Oct 1921 - 12 Oct 2002)

Marriage To SMITH Arvie Austin (6 Jun 1917 - 17 Jan 1984)
    m. 27 Aug 1939 Sequim, Clallam Co., Wash.

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Children by SMITH Arvie Austin 6 Jun 1917 - 17 Jan 1984
SMITH Mark ()
SMITH Gary ()
SMITH Helen RoJean ("RoJean") (11 Nov 1941 - 8 Jul 2010)

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