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COLBY, Lucy Joan (Smith) 1928-2011

COLBY, SMITH, JOHNSON, BARRETT

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 2/25/2012 at 15:01:41

LUCY JOAN SMITH COLBY

Born: May 23,1928---June 28, 2011

Presque Isle, Maine — Lucy Joan Smith Colby, 83, died June 28, in Presque Isle, Maine. Cremains will be interred at Riverside Cemetery, Rock Rapids, at a later date.

Lucy Smith was born May 23,1928, in Sibley, the daughter of Paul Chandler Smith and Leah Jane Johnson Smith. Since her father published several newspapers, she lived in George and Canton, SD., before moving to Rock Rapids at about the age of nine.

She graduated from Wilson High School in Rock Rapids in 1946 and attended University of South Dakota at Vermillion, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority.

She married Ben A. Colby Jr. of Rock Rapids on March 26, 1948. She was proud of Rock Rapids and her family's heritage in the Lyon County Reporter. The Smith's celebrated their 100th year publishing the Reporter in 1988. That same year, she and Ben were co-recipients of the Master Editor award given by the Iowa Press Association. In 2004,the couple moved to Presque Isle.

Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Sam and Paula Barrett of Presque Isle; two grand-daughters; five great-grandchildren.

Source: Local newspaper after June 28, 2011


 

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