SMALLEY, Marjorie Amy (Byam) 1931-2013
SMALLEY, BYAM, AVERY, FORMAKER, HENDERSON, POLLOCK
Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 1/1/2014 at 12:50:28
[Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, September 8, 2013]
WATERLOO — Marjorie Amy Smalley, 82, of Waterloo, died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home.
She was born Feb. 8, 1931, in Vinton, daughter of Leon and Ruth Avery Byam. She married Richard Smalley on May 3, 1951, in Vinton. He died Oct. 13, 1990.
Mrs. Smalley was employed as a telephone operator in Vinton, then worked at home taking in laundry and ironing as she raised her children. She later was employed in various capacities in the trucking industry, retiring from Kroblin Transportation Systems, RBS Xpress and Gray Transportation.
Survived by a daughter, Shirleen (Robin) Formaker of Ames; four sons, Ricky of Tulsa, Okla., Rocky (Kristi) and Rusty, both of Waterloo, and Randy (Cindy) of Tucson; 12 grandchildren, Paige (Childo) Contreras, Ross, Robby and Richie Smalley, Kathryn (Matthew) Lambert, Jacob (Emily) Smalley, Linsey Smalley, Heather (Dontai) Ford, Tyler Smalley, Nicole (Neil) Baier, Reece (Cindi) Smalley and Ryan Smalley; 13 great-grandchildren, Diego and Giovanni Contreras, Ross Jr. and Ariana Smalley, Allison and Benjamin Smalley, Isaiah Smalley, Reighlyn and Nataleigh Ford, Camdyn and Jace Baier, Skyler and Savanna Smalley; two brothers-in-law, Ron (Carolyn) Smalley of Vinton and Roger (Carole) Smalley of Weirsdale, Fla.; her former sister-in-law, Cleo Henderson of Cedar Rapids; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by six brothers, LeRoy, Lloyd, Earl, Harold, Ralph and Ronald Byam; a sister, Helen Pollock; three nephews and a niece.
Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton. Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Marjorie’s favorite pastimes were embroidery, playing solitaire and word search puzzles and baking for her family.
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