Elise Marguerite Dean

Elise Marguerite Dean

Female 1921 - 2010  (89 years)

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  • Name Elise Marguerite Dean 
    Born 9 Jan 1921  Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Eliza 
    Reference Number 35489 
    Residence 1930  Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 15 Dec 2010  Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 20 Dec 2010  Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Monte Vista Cemetery
    Person ID I35489  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Herbert Jackson Dean,   b. 9 Feb 1889, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1937, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margie Rilla Whitford,   b. 24 Apr 1894, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1978, Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 3 Jan 1914  Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Arthur Smith,   b. Abt 1920,   d. Bef 2010, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1944  Cross, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elise Smith  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F13166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jan 1921 - Yell, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Apr 1944 - Cross, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Dec 2010 - Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Dec 2010 - Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Elise M (Dean) Smith 1921-2010
    Elise M (Dean) Smith 1921-2010

  • Notes 
    • Elise Marguerite Smith, 89, of Alamogordo, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at her home.

      She was born Jan. 9, 1921, in Yell County, Ark., to Herbert Jackson and Rilla (Whitford) Dean. She married Robert Arthur Smith on April 10, 1944, at North Little Rock, Ark. She received her degree in education in 1957 at Eastern New Mexico University and taught in Arkansas and New Mexico for 33 years. She moved from Carlsbad to Alamogordo in 2007.

      She was a faithful member of the Cuba Avenue Church of Christ. She loved doing crafts and playing chicken foot with her friends. She actively collected stuffed animals and donated many of them to the Angel Tree Ministries. She was a member of the Otero County Association of Educational Retirees.
      She is survived by one daughter Elise Haley and her husband, Joe, of Alamogordo; numerous nieces and nephews in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico; and numerous friends at Cuba Avenue Church of Christ.

      She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Arthur Smith; her parents; and two sisters, Mary Bullard and Daisy Buchanan.

      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at Cuba Avenue Church of Christ with Dave Oakley officiating.

      Interment will follow in Monte Vista Cemetery.

      Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, at Hamilton-O'Dell Funeral Home.

      Pallbearers include Robert Callaway, Jimmy Morgan, Jack Rathgeber, Ben Steward, Dave Woods and Tom Beeson.

      Honorary pallbearers are the residents of the Aristocrat Assisted Living Center.

      Should friends desire, contributions may be made to Mountain View Christian Camp in Alto, or to Manuelita Childrens Home in Gallup.

      The Smith family has entrusted their loved one to the care of Hamilton-O'Dell Funeral Home to direct the funeral services.

      To sign the online register book, please visit www.hamiltonodell.com.

      Published in Alamogordo Daily News from Dec. 17 to Dec. 22, 2010