Margaret Renee SMITH

Female 1933 - 2018  (85 years)


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  • Name Margaret Renee SMITH  [2
    • After 85 years, our dear, sweet mother went back home. She was also a grandmother, sister, and great-grandmother. She was loved honored and respected by all who knew her. She loved unconditionally and had great affection for all she knew. She passed away, after a long struggle, peacefully and gratefully.

      She was born on February 24, 1933 in Salt Lake City, to Arch and Kathryn Smith, the second of four children. Her dad worked for Kraft Foods and moved to Chico, CA, and then back to Salt Lake City where Margaret graduated from East High School. She worked for Mountain Bell for 42 years, retiring in 1994.

      Margaret married Keith Bench Denison in 1954 and they had two children, Gordon and Kathryn. After Keith?s passing in 1990, she met and married Austin Verl Halls in 1996, who later passed in 2006.

      She loved to bowl, golf, and travel. She especially loved Hawaii. Margaret really enjoyed spending time with her family.

      She is survived by her children, Gordon (Sandy) Denison and Kathy (David) Olsen; 9 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; Austin?s children and grandchildren and sister, Janet (Grant) Noorda. Preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers Richard Y Smith and W Michael Smith, and grandson Jeff Denison.

      A viewing will be held Thursday, June 7 from 6-8PM at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 E. 10600 S. Funeral services will be held at 7155 S. 540 E. at 11 am on Friday, June 8 with a viewing beginning at 10 am.

      Posted on Find A Grave created by Richard Carlsen [1]
    Birth 24 Feb 1933  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Living with parents in Chico, Butte Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 2 Jun 2018  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I97662  Main Tree
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2020 

    Father Archibald Theron SMITH,   b. 5 Mar 1909, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1979, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Kathryn YOUNG,   b. 27 Oct 1908, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1978, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 28 Sep 1927  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F40288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Keith Bench DENISON,   b. 12 Dec 1926, Salt Lake County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1990 (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 1954  [1
    Family ID F40290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2020 

    Family 2 Austin Verl HALLS,   b. 14 Mar 1926, Star Valley Ranch, Lincoln Co., Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 2006, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1996  [1
    Family ID F40291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S11358] Find A Grave: Bio of Margaret Renee Smith Denison Halls.

    2. [S11357] 1940 Census Chico, Butte County, California.

    3. [S8146] Ancestry.com: Utah, Select Marriage Index, 1887-1985.