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07/18/2016 - Lyla May (Olson) Smith
Memorial services for Lyla May (Olson) Smith will be at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 18, 2016 at Chamberlain Chapel, 1700 Highway 20 in Chadron, NE.
The family will have a private time of remembrance when her remains will be scattered as she wished.
Lyla May Smith, long time resident of Chadron, NE passed away of natural causes on July 10, 2016 in Alliance, NE. She was born on June 2, 1926 in Hay Springs, NE to Clarence and Velma May (Meyers) Olson.
Lyla May and her two sisters, Imo Gene and Dorothy Lee, spent their early years helping their parents farm near Hay Springs, NE. Her love for horses began early when she rode the family horse named “Pet” bareback, using braided twine for reins.
Through her best friend, Reta (Blundell), she met her husband, Aldrich “Bub” Smith. Their 40-plus years of marriage were spent raising their children, farming and ranching on Deadhorse Creek and later south of Chadron. Lyla May’s work ethic was instilled deeply in her by her parents and carried into her adult life. She worked tirelessly as both a farm wife and homemaker and loved gardening, sewing and reading. Being a good neighbor and friend was also an important part of Lyla May’s life and was evidenced by her involvement in her children’s 4-H activities and participation in the farming community events and celebrations. She deeply loved her nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and never missed a chance to share the latest picture of them or anecdote about them.
Lyla May was preceded in death by her parents, former husband Aldrich C. Smith, and sister Dorothy Lee (Robert) Rutten. She is survived by sister Imo Gene (Lyle) Hitchcock of Aurora, CO; children Douglas Smith of Chadron, Dean Smith of Evans, WA, Barbara Jean Lehman (Jim) of Fort Pierre, SD, and Donald Smith of Fort Pierre, SD; grandchildren Jay Suchor (Missie) of Gillette, WY, Desiree’ Coppock (Michael) of Monument, CO, Danielle Clevenger of Colorado Springs, CO, Sam, Rachel and Nicholas Smith of Chadron, NE, Mindy Lehman of Bremerton, WA, Casey (Angela) Lehman of Westfield, IN, and Rebecca (Justin) Shuh of Gillette, WY; great-grandchildren Peytonn, Dalton and ShaeLynn Suchor of Gillette, WY, Alyssa (Erin) Ruybal, Cameryn Clevenger and Alexia, Karis, and Kaitlyn Coppock of Colorado, Sydney Lehman of Indiana, and Gabriel Hammer and Taigan Lehman of Washington; and multiple nieces, nephews, in-laws and cousins that were a vital part of her life.
Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron is in charge of arrangements for Lyla May (Olson) Smith.
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