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> Esther Laverne Poehl Smalley
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Memorial for Esther Laverne Poehl Smalley
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Born in Birch Community on Mar. 11, 1922
Departed on Jul. 24, 2014 and resided in Somerville, TX.
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Friday, Jul. 25, 2014
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Saturday, Jul. 26, 2014
2:00 pm
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Oaklawn Cemetery
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Esther L. Poehl Smalley, formerly of the Birch Community, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24th at St. Joseph's Manor in Caldwell. Funeral Services are set for Saturday, July 26th at 2:00 at the Evangelical United Church of Christ in Lyons. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 25th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell.
Esther "Laverne" Smalley was born on March 11, 1922 in Birch, the daughter of Oscar and Annie Korth Poehl and was raised in a Christian environment on the family farm along with 5 sisters and 2 brothers. Laverne was Baptized and Confirmed at the United Church of Christ in Birch, and attended schools in Birch and Birdsong. She married Franklin W. Larison in 1946 in Austin, and later, in 1982 she married Ralph Smalley. At that time she retired to the Birch Community where she resided until health issues required her move to St. Joseph's Manor. She previously lived in Austin, Corpus Christi and Brazoria and was a grocery store clerk and homemaker. She loved animals, her yard, flowers and music, especially Church Hymns. She also loved to cook and help others in need. She was known for her sweet personality and the wonderful sugar cookies she shared with others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, sisters Leona Meier, Martha Peters, Malinda Brinkman, Betty Larison, Ruby Lee Meier and their husbands, and brothers, T. L. Poehl and Alton Poehl and their wives.
She is survived by her caregivers, nephew Darrell Poehl, niece Betty Tydlacka and her husband Glenn, and great-niece Brittney Knesek and husband Dustin, and several other nieces and nephews.
Memorial may be made to the Evangelical United Church of Christ in Lyons.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Strickland Funeral Home of Caldwell.
Please visit our website at www.stricklandfuneralhomes.com for additional information and to sign the online register.
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