SMITH, Norma

Norma Grace (Litchfield) SMITH 1926-2024 Norma Grace (Litchfield) Smith of Raymond, Alberta passed away peacefully at the Good Samaritan Prairie Ridge retirement home on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at the age of 97 years after a long illness.
Norma was born in Cardston, Alberta on September 18, 1926. She was raised in Raymond by her parents, Carlyle and Fanny Woolley (Coombs) Litchfield. She was the first of two children. She completed her schooling in Raymond and attended normal school in Calgary to qualify as a teacher. She taught school for a year in Beazer, Alberta after which she married John Terrance Smith in 1946. They lived in Raymond since that time. She was predeceased by her husband, her parents, and her brother Doug. She is survived by her five children: Terry (Rita), Ruth Ann (Donald) Anderson, Ricks (Sandra), Jane (Jack) Regehr, and Barbara (Jack) Dalene; 31 grandchildren and 120 great grandchildren. She was a complete and wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who loved each member of her family and had no greater delight than to be with them and to see them succeed in life.
She attended the University of Lethbridge for further qualifications and was a gifted teacher in the Raymond schools where she worked on several occasions throughout her married life. She was also a persistent poet-writing poetry about many things and people she encountered. She was especially engaged in English literature instruction with Shakespeare as her particular love. She and her husband took many of their grandchildren to Shakespeare festivals in the summer months.
She was a committed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout her life. She served in many capacities in the ward and stake organizations and at the Cardston Temple. She and her husband also served a family history mission in Salt Lake City, Utah. She taught in the LDS Seminary program and was a very effective teacher in many church classes well into her 90s. She touched countless lives for good. She was an avid historian, writing or co-authoring over a dozen books on the history of Raymond. She was a volunteer in the Raymond Museum and was an active member of the International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
A Funeral Service will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, RAYMOND STAKE CENTRE at 2 N 200 W in Raymond on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 11:00 AM with President Greg Fode presiding.
Interment will follow at the Raymond Cemetery.
Friends may meet the family on Saturday August 31, 2024 from 9:45 to 10:45 AM at the STAKE CENTRE prior to the funeral service.
A link for the livestream will be available on the Salmon and Sons website.
The family expresses their deep appreciation to Dr. Wally Tollestrup and the other doctors, nurses, aides, and staff at Good Samaritan Prairie Ridge for their exemplary care and love, which extended well beyond their regular duties. They all made a most difficult experience, during her four years there with a chronic illness, an important part of our mother’s and our lives.
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