Inez L. Longfellow Smith
Jan 31, 1937 -
Jul 9, 2021
Inez L. Longfellow Smith was born on Jan. 31, 1937, in Longview, Wash., to Keith and Vie Longfellow, who are deceased. Inez graduated from Lewiston High School in 1955. Upon graduation she entered the U.S. Air Force after returning to Lewiston in 1965, she met and married Charles H. Smith of Clarkston, in 1966. In 1971, when her son was a year old, she attended LCSC on her GI bill and began her lifelong dream and passion of becoming a registered nurse. Her career in nursing was very fulfilling, beginning at Saint Joseph Hospital Lewiston on the medical surgery floor and continued in Alaska as night supervisor of local hospital. ER nurse for the Army in Maryland, she was a traveling ER nurse in Washington and worked in all fields of nursing in Idaho, Alaska, Washington, and Oregon, including but not limited to ER, Trauma, ICU, CCU and Nursing Supervisor of medical centers, retiring in 1998 in Kodiak, Alaska. She is survived by her husband, Charles H. Smith, who resides at the family home in Anchor Point. They have three children: daughter, Leana M. Mrs. John Isaac III of Anchor Point; daughter, Cheryl L. Smith of Anchor Point; and son, Loren C. Smith of Mitchellville, Md. She is survived by seven grandchildren, John Isaac IV, Starling Smith, Jessica Isaac Wolford, Melissa Isaac Rauh, Nathaniel Isaac, Alicia Smith Grogan, Andrew Isaac; and 14 great-grandchildren, all living in Alaska but one grandson and four great-grandchildren. She has one living sister, Duthiel A. Mrs. Ron Stellyes of Reubens, Idaho; she had one brother Loren K. Longfellow who died in an automobile accident in 1963. She also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews, and some great-great-nieces and -nephews. Her interest and hobbies included camping, fishing, embroidery, crochet, traveling, dancing, reading mysteries novels, listening to music and spending time with family and friends. She survived breast cancer 20 years ago but lost the battle with pancreatic cancer and went home to be with the Lord. She was laid to rest in Lewiston with military honors.
