Mary Peabody Smith

Mary Peabody Smith was born in Waukegan, Illinois, to
Leonard Clough Peabody and Aneta Marie Ruby on July
17, 1926. She passed away peacefully with her family
at her side on March 6, 2007, in Everett, Washington. 
Mary was a graduate of Burlingame High School in
Burlingame, California, in 1944 and later graduated
from Oberlin College in Ohio with a degree in
Sociology in 1948. 
She met and married Robert Lee Smith on May 26, 1951,
and together they raised three wonderful sons. Mary
worked as a counseling secretary for the Beaverton,
Oregon Public Schools for a number of years. She was
an active member of Mukilteo Presbyterian Church and
enjoyed her church family and friends.
Mary is preceded in death by her beloved husband,
Robert, in 1991. 
She is survived by her sons, Mark (Valynn) Smith, of
Mukilteo, WA, Clay (Kimberly) Smith of Bend, OR, and
Leonard (Terri) Smith of Seattle, WA; grandchildren,
Stephen, Michael, Jill, Taylor, Madison, Natalie, and
Calvin; and sister, Aneta (Joseph) Rowe of Scottsdale,
AZ.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m.,
Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Mukilteo Presbyterian
Church, 4514 84th Street S.W., Mukilteo, WA 98275. 
Donations may be sent in her memory to the Mukilteo
Presbyterian Church Building Fund. 

Published in The Herald (Everett) from 3/8/2007