Individual Details

Death

On the evening of February 16, 2009 precious Angels arrived to escort Allyson to her eternal home with her Loving Heavenly Father. Allyson was born 30 August 1955 in Bryan, Texas the youngest daughter of the late Elkanah Raborn (Jim) Stoddard and the late Magdaline LaVerne Furr Stoddard. Her childhood years were spent in Bryan and College Station, Texas where she was raised with the guidance of her Grandmother, the late Addie Lillian Jones Furr and her Great grandmother Virginia Pricella Deason Jones. After the death of her Great Grandmother Jones, Allyson’s family moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee in the summer of 1961 where she grew up and attended Woodland Elementary School, Robertsville Junior High and Oak Ridge High School. She was active and loved Chorus, Acting and her church activities. After graduating from High School she attended Knowlton Business College and later transferred to Ricks College (Now BYU Idaho) in Rexburg, Idaho; and then later transferred to the University of Utah for a nursing degree. She completed the certification to become an Emergency Medical Technician. During the summers, she worked at Lagoon Amusement Park in Utah as a stagecoach driver. It was there she met the love of her life Carey Vern Smith. They were later married for time and all eternity on 11 February 1977 in the Manti LDS Temple in Manti, Utah. This union flourished and produced three children, Daniel Wayne, Benjamin Keith and Mandi LeAnne Smith. The Smith family lived in Salt Lake City while they worked and Carey and Allyson attended the University of Utah. When Carey was laid off, the family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona hoping for better prospects. After nine years the family relocated to Chester, Virginia for another job opportunity. After a year in Virginia, a prospect opened up in Minnesota and they moved once again, this time for twelve years. Allyson was employed by LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She worked later at Brickyard Animal Hospital in Sugar House, Utah and then got hit by the travel bug. Allyson was employed by America West Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and Sun Country Airlines as a reservation sales agent. She also had experience as a travel agent working for a few various travel agencies and finally Norwegian Cruise Line. Allyson raised her family to adapt to the many moves they made as a family and loved to find points of interest and learn of the history of the area they were residing in. She found her favorite historical area in Minnesota where the ‘Little House On The Prairie’ books and television series was based. Allyson was knowledgeable in almost any area. She could converse in French and Japanese, as well as her native English. She also could communicate in Spanish and Russian. Allyson loved Astronomy, Dogs, Cats, Volcanoes, Movies, Japanese Culture, Books by Robin Cook, and especially her grandchildren. Her favorite places include Hawaii and Arizona. Allyson was preceded in death by her father and mother, and two sisters, Donna Lee Dorris and Lillian LaVerne Wiggett. She is survived by her sisters Ellen Rasmussen of Atwater, California and June Stoddard of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, as well as her immediate family: her husband of 32 years Carey Vern Smith of Beaverton, her son: Daniel & Kristina Smith of Rock Springs, Wyoming with their three daughters, Nachelle, Madilynne, and Abygail; son: Benjamin & Jill Smith of Mesa, Arizona and their two daughters, Chloe and Cadence; daughter:Mandi LeAnne & Ryan Froehle with their three sons, Benjamin, Riley and Mason of Farmington, Minnesota. Allyson was also survived by many loving nieces and nephews and great nephews and nieces. Visitation for Allyson will be held 6-9 pm on Friday, February 20, 2009 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located at 19180 West Union Road, Beaverton, Oregon. Funeral services will be February 21, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. All are welcome. Allyson’s final resting place will be in Mesa Arizona; Saturday, February 28, 2009. Interested parties may contribute to ‘The Allyson Addie Smith Memorial Fund’ at their local Wells Fargo Bank in lieu of flowers.