Clarice Belle Tobie and Edwin J. Smith

EDWIN J. SMITH was born May 26, 1916 in Jerome, Jerome, Idaho,⁷⁰⁰² and died March 15, 1997 in Long Beach, Pacific, Washington.⁷⁰⁰² He is buried in Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.⁷⁰⁰²

He married CLARICE BELLE TOBIE on May 13, 1945 in Multnomah County, Oregon,^{7002, 2598} daughter of EUNICE HUBERTA MILLER and HARVEY ELMER TOBIE. She was born November 13, 1918 in Latah, Spokane, Washington,¹⁶⁸ and died October 11, 2005.¹⁶⁸

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Personal Information

Edwin J. Smith

• worked as a machinist for the Union Pacific Railroad in Portland⁷⁰⁰²
• was a member of the National Model Railroading Association⁷⁰⁰²
• was a member of the Ocean Park Community Church, Washington. ⁷⁰⁰²

Education

Obituaries

Longview Daily News, March 18, 1997⁷⁰⁰²

Edwin J. Smith

Ocean Park resident Edwin J. Smith, 80, died March 15, 1997, in a Long Beach care center.

He was born May 26, 1916, in Jerome, Idaho, to Edwin and Minnie (Sayer) Smith. His mother was a schoolteacher who taught wherever there was a need, so the family lived in various cities around the Pacific Northwest, including Skamokawa and Toutle.

In 1941, Mr. Smith began working for Union Pacific Railroad in Portland as a machinist, retiring in 1976. He was married to Clarice Tobie on May 13, 1945, and they made their home in Portland until moving to Ocean Park in 1977.

Mr. Smith was a handyman who could fix anything. He was skilled in home repairs and, given enough time, could figure out how anything worked. As a machinist for Union Pacific, he invented a device called a "cherry picker" that was used to get nuts and bolts in and out of awkward places. When he and his wife moved to Ocean Park, he disassembled their house in Portland and moved it piece by piece to Ocean Park, where he rebuilt it himself. He enjoyed making models of ships, trains of various scales, and other types of models.

The Smiths loved to travel, visiting the Middle East, the Holy Land, Hawaii, Alaska, Europe and the Caribbean. Mr. Smith was a member of the National Model Railroading Association, the American Association of Retired Persons, and since 1977, the Ocean Park Community Church.

Survivors include his wife, Clarice, at home; two sons, Harvey Smith of Portland and Warren Smith of Salem; a daughter, Maxine Smith of Portland, three grandsons; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The memorial service was held at 11 a.m. today at Ocean Park Community Church. Private interment will be at Skyline Memorial Gardens in Portland. Contributions may be made to the Ocean Park Community Church Roofing Fund.

Oregonian, October 12, 2005¹⁶⁸

Clarice B Smith Tobie, 86

A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, 2005, in Skyline Funeral Home for Clarice B. Smith, who died Oct. 11 at age 86.

Clarice Tobie was born Nov. 13, 1918, in Latah, Wash. A homemaker, she lived in Portland before moving to Long Beach, Wash., in 1976. She lived most recently in Gresham. In 1945, she married Edwin J.; he died in 1997.

Survivors include her son, Harvey; daughter, Maxine; sister, Naomi Ridley; brother, Frank Tobie; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
January 5, 19207000	Tekoa, Whitman, Washington	Harvey Elmer Tobie Eunice Huberta Miller Naomi Esther Tobie Clarice Belle Tobie
April 2, 19305505	Tekoa, Whitman, Washington	Harvey Elmer Tobie Eunice Huberta Miller Naomi Esther Tobie Clarice Belle Tobie Frank Frederick Tobie
April 2, 19402679	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon	Harvey Elmer Tobie Eunice Huberta Miller Clarice Belle Tobie Frank Frederick Tobie