This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2224 Message Board Post: Smith, Betty Faye Ingraham Cary SMITH-Betty Faye Ingraham Cary was born January 24, 1926 in Harlan, Iowa to Harry and Frances Ingraham, and passed away March 18, 2006, at her home in Carnation, WA. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1944. Her husband Byron James Smith preceded her in death in 1993. She worked as a bookkeeper for 25 years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Narcissus Chapter #269. She enjoyed playing bridge, knitting and sewing, and spoiling her great grandchildren. She organized and was president of the Residents Council of the Redmond Retirement Manor, Redmond, WA. She was proud of her Danish heritage and was a strong leader. One of her goals was to celebrate her 80th birthday and to witness her youngest great grandson's third birthday - both of which she achieved. She leaves her daughter, Anna Schwartz, of Plymouth, MN; her son, Bill Cary, of Omaha, NE; her brother, Jack Ingraham, of Spencer, IA; 16 grandchildren; and several great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Christopher Reeve Foundation, 636 Morris Turnpike, Suite 3A, Short Hills, New Jersey 07078. Arrangements by Mike Sonnenberg, Chapel of the Resurrection Funeral Home, Bothell, WA 98011, phone 425-939-1332. Published in the Omaha World-Herald on 5/1/2006. = = = = = = = = = = = Betty Smith ©The Harlan Tribune 04/28/2006 Smith, 80, Carnation, Wa., died March 18, 2006. CARNATION, Wa. -- Betty Faye Ingraham Cary Smith, 80, Carnation, Wa., died March 18 at her home. Smith was a former Harlan resident having graduated in 1944. She is survived by her daughter, Anna Schwartz, of Plymouth, Mn.; son Bill Cary of Omaha, Neb.; brother Jack Ingraham of Spencer; 16 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.