Samuel Whitaker Smith

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Birth: Sep. 13, 1926 Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Death: Jun. 29, 2001 Draper Salt Lake County Utah, USA

Samuel Whitaker Smith, age 74, passed away on June 29, 2001 at his home in Draper.

He was born September 13, 1926 in Salt Lake City to Samuel Schwartz and Jeanette Whitaker Smith. He was raised in Bennion.

He married Marjorie Black on December 8, 1948 in the Salt Lake Temple.

Samuel served in the Northern States Mission from 1946-1948, where in the later part of his mission, he lived with and served among the Ojibawa Indians of Odanah, Wisconsin. He and Marjorie served a wonderful mission in the Jamaica Kingston Mission from 1987-1988.

His church service also included stake missionary, Scout Master, Sunday School teacher and Stake Sunday School president, stake High Councilman, member of a bishopric, Bishop of the Draper Ninth Ward for six years, a Blazer Scout leader, a counselor in the Draper Stake Presidency to Dale E. Smith for eight years, and a Stake Patriarch for nearly three years. He served as an ordinance worker in the Jordan River Temple for seven and one half years and was always a diligent Home Teacher.

He attended Plymouth Grade School in Taylorsville and graduated from Granite High School. In 1972, he graduated Cum Laude from Weber State College in Ogden with a major in Sociology and a minor in Police Science, bolstered by the encouragement and support of his wife. In 1974, he received a Master's Degree from the University of Utah in Human Resource Management.

He was employed at the Utah State Prison for twenty-three years, the last five of which he served as Warden. He served three years with the Utah State Division of Corrections before his retirement in 1983.

He participated in several seminars and specialized training programs at the following institutions of learning: University of Colorado, University of Southern Illinois, Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; University of Southern California, Washington, DC Commission of Accreditation of Corrections, and the F.B.I. Academy in Quanico, Virginia.

In 1990, the General Session of the Utah State Legislature presented a joint resolution to recognize him for his many years of devoted service to the State Prison System, for his innovations in prison administration, for his emphasis on education for both inmates and prison staff, and for his impact for good upon prison staff and inmates.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; his eight children and spouses, Sharon (Bruce) White, Springville; Taylor (Peggy), Alpine; James (Christine), Taylorsville; Michael (Denise), Weston, Idaho; Lynette (Milo) Whitehead, Hyrum; Cynthia (Christopher) Stephan, Murray; Stewart (Carolee), Blackfoot, Idaho; and Charles (Diane), Eagle Mountain; forty-four living grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; three brothers, Joseph, Hyrum, and John; four sisters, Avon, Esther, Joan, and Gladys; and special young people who crossed his doorway for comfort and shelter.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 2, 2001 at 12:00 p.m. in Draper Stake Center, 13085 South 300 East. Friends may call on Sunday, July 1, 2001 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road (1700 West), and one hour prior to the services at the church on Monday. Interment: Valley View Memorial Park. Published in the Deseret News on June 30, 2001.

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Parents:

 Samuel Schwartz Smith (1892 - 1983)

 Jeannette Taylor Whitaker Smith (1897 - 1975)

Spouse:

 Marjorie Black Smith (1925 - 2014)

Siblings:

 Avon Whitaker Smith Scott (1924 - 2003)*

 Samuel Whitaker Smith (1926 - 2001)

 Joseph Whitaker Smith (1929 - 2016)*

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Burial: Valley View Memorial Park West Valley City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Plot: Alpine-29-170-4

Created by: Ryan D. Curtis Record added: Nov 22, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 16740177