Passed away March 19, 2009

He was born in Sedan, Union County, New Mexico on September 14, 1924.

As a young boy, in his hometown, Ken would hunt & catch rattlesnakes with his brother, for fun. He became a journeyman carpenter in his later teens, & later became an exceptional finishing carpenter. He married in 1942 & his first child was born in 1944. He served in the US Navy from 1943-1945. When the war ended, he returned home, worked in Nevada for a while, then moved to Washington State. He remarried in 1952 and had 7 more children. He worked as a logger & ran Smith Bro. Sawmill with his father and brother, on his property in Sedro-Woolley. Later, in 1969, he moved his family to a ranch at Tatalrose, B.C., which he named 鈥淟oma Linda Ranch鈥� (Spanish name for 鈥減retty hills鈥�). He enjoyed reading, fishing, hunting, telling stories and caring for his animals. Ken would never be seen without his Stetson. His greatestH love was his family, his buffalo, his dog, Echo & his ranch, where he spent his remaining years. Ken was predeceased by his father, Leroy, his mother, Nellie Louise, his son-in-law, Michael, & his great grandson, Parker. He is survived by his brother, Dorwin Smith & sisters, Ilene Leander & Marylynn Cartwright. He is also survived by his 8 children: Kenneth L. Smith Jr. (Toni), Karen L. Baker, Linda D. Smith (Patrick), Barbara J. Smith (John), Diana L. Roberts (Ron), Debby K. Mould (Marty) , Richard R. Smith (Leslie) & Donna K. Smith-Bradley (Allan);

His 23 grandchildren: Cherise, Tammie, Brandie, Glenn, Brent, Jeanette, Denver, Jodie, Elizabeth, Randi, Stephanie, Melissa, Renata, Dax, Danielle, Scott, Rick, Cherie, Ciara, Sean, Brian, David, Nichelle,

And his 25 great grandchildren

Ken was a brave man, with strong values, convictions and constitution. He will be sadly missed.

A memorial service will be held on May 2, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at the Grassy Plains Hall.