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Charlotte Miller Smith
11/12/1918 — 12/28/2007
From Kennewick, WA, US | Born in Milton, Oregon
Charlotte Miller Smith
Charlotte, 89, passed away on December 28, 2007, at the Hospice House in Kennewick, WA. She was born on November 12, 1918, in Milton, OR, to Anna Jeanette and Henry Beckius. Charlotte attended Tum-A-Lum grade school and McLaughlin Union High School in Milton.
On May 13, 1938, she married Lambert Bert Miller in Pendleton, OR. They settled in Milton, OR and later moved to Walla Walla, WA. After 30 years in Walla Walla, Charlotte and Bert moved to Kennewick, WA in 1969. Charlotte and Bert celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, May of 1988. Bert passed away on May 15, 1988.
Charlotte married Robert Smith on Sept. 19, 1993. They lived in Richland WA, and moved to the Canyon Lakes area in Kennewick in 1999. He passed away on May 13, 2000.
In October, 2002, Charlotte moved into Assistant Living at Canyon Lakes until June of 2006 at which time she moved in Callaway Gardens in Kennewick. Thanks to all the caregivers and staff at Canyon Lakes and Callaway for taking care of Charlotte.
Charlotte was a homemaker. She enjoyed dancing, music, singing, gardening, walking at the mall and hunting for agates in the Bickleton area.
She was preceded in death by both her parents, five sisters: Mary Stanton Fream, Maxine Roberts, Roxanna Beckius, Juanita Jay, Anna Jeanette Richards and one brother: Raymond Beckius.
Charlotte is survived by a son, Robert Miller and wife Betty of Bellevue, WA; daughter, Penny and husband, Tom Hendrix of Kennewick; granddaughter, Kristin and husband, Gordon Ludwig of Spokane, WA; two great grandchildren, Jakob and Hailey Ludwig and numerous nephews and nieces.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Glenn Walker for his friendship and caring devotion to Charlotte. Another thanks to the Hospice House staff including Dr. Cooper, Chaplains, dedicated nurses and volunteers for their excellence in care service.
There will be a Memorial Service to be held on January 8, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. at Einan's Funeral Home, 915 By-pass Highway Swift and Hwy 240, Richland, WA. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hospice at the Chaplaincy, 2108 W. Entiat, Kennewick, WA 99336 in her memory would be appreciated.
To the Family: My Husband and I would like to express our deepest sympathy for your loss. It is so difficult to lose someone we love. What helped me when I lost my dear father and brother was reflecting on God’s word. God did not intend for us to deal with the pain of loosing our loved ones. Job understood this when he wrote, “For there exists hope for even a tree. If it gets cut down, it will even sprout again. And its own twig will not cease to be.” Job 14:7 If God feels this way about a tree, how much more so does He feel about our loved ones. Therefore, He has made a provision for them. Jesus said at John 5:28,29 ” Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out…” During this time, we have the hope of seeing our loved ones again. God’s word has brought us comfort during difficult times and we sincerely hope this note will bring a measure of comfort and hope to your family.
To the Family: Please Accept my deepest sympathy for your loss. I have often found comfort from reflecting on what is written at John 5:28,29. I sincerely hope this thought will bring a measure of comfort and hope to your family.
Dear Aunt Charlotte
I won’t say “goodbye” as I will see you again soon. You and Uncle Bert DaddyBert were very precious to me..my very own second set of parents! I’m sorry I was unable to see you more the past several years…we had such good times together going out to lunch particularly at Grannies Buffet!!…I will miss your smiles and hugs, and look forward to them again!! Much love, Joey JoJo the dog faced boy!!
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Charlotte Miller Smith