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Eleanor Marie (Perkins) Smith

Posted 2018-02-25 by mhenderson
Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ -
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 -

Eleanor Marie Smith passed away at 87 years of age, Feb. 4, 2015 in
Austin, Texas. She was born to Mary Eliza and Jess L. Perkins in Los
Angeles, Calif., Oct. 31, 1927. She was wed to Lawrence “Corky” Smith,
Jr., Dec. 20, 1946 in Pasadena, Calif.; they were married for 65 years
until his passing in May 2012.

Eleanor lived in El Monte, Calif. from 1927 to 1946; Baldwin Park,
Calif. 1947-1963; Hacienda Heights, Calif. from 1963 to 1989; and Lake
Havasu City, from 1989 to 2015.

She graduated from El Monte High School in El Monte, Calif. She was
employed at Von’s Grocery Stores. Eleanor loved tennis, bowling, and
being with family. She was a member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in
Lake Havasu City.

Eleanor is survived by her sons, Lawrence Smith, III and Steven Gene
Smith; daughters, Michelle Gail Klovanish and Kathleen Sue Slagle; 10
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence “Corky” Smith, Jr.;
father, Jess L. Perkins; mother, Mary Eliza Perkins; brother, Gene
Perkins; and sister, Lavonne Brannigan.

Eleanor will be greatly missed by her many friends and family alike.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 28, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
in Lake Havasu City.

Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and
Crematory.

Thoughts and condolences may be sent to the Smith family at www.lietz-
frazefuneralhome.com.





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