Wayne Smith, 1942 - 2000

Wayne Smith, beloved husband of Judy Smith, passed away in High Prairie on Monday, Dec. 4, 2000 at the age of 58 years. Wayne was born in Taber, Alta. on Oct. 8, 1942. He received all of his schooling in Taber and apprenticed with his grandfather Joe at Makinson Machine Shop. Then on May 22, 1965, he married Judy Kandel of Lethbridge. They resided in Taber, later moving to Medicine Hat and for the past 15 years in High Prairie. Wayne worked as a millwright and operated his own business, the Triangle Machine Shop since 1989. Besides his loving wife Judy, he is survived by three sons, Kevin Leagh, Stephen Wayne (Joelle) and their son Aiden; Brent Allan (Wendy); his mother Thelma (Norton) Winchester; three brothers Robert (Sonia) Smith, Leo (Marilyn) Smith and Kenneth Smith; three sisters Linda (Tracey) Birch, Lorraine Clark, Sherry (David) Walker; three sisters-in-law, Sandra (Harry) Fischer, Pat (Don) Santa, Lynn (Bill) Schuurmann; two brothers-in-law Andrew (Mary Frances) Kandel and Michael (Colleen) Kandel; his grandmother Mary Makinson; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Wayne was predeceased by his father, Wilbert Smith, and his grandfather, Joseph Makinson. The funeral was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 5314-54 St. in Taber on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. with Bishop Kendon Bennett conducting. Interment followed in the Taber Memorial Garden. If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Wayne's name can be made directly to the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation at 1011-2nd Ave. South, Lethbridge, Alta. T1J 0C8 or to the Canadian Diabetes Association at 210D-12A St. North in Lethbridge, T1H