Elizabeth May Smithson Sargent, 48, joined her parents in heaven on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Her friends and family paid tribute to her life on May 4 at the Holbrook Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The concluding service and interment followed at the Woodruff Cemetery.
Elizabeth was born May 19, 1962, in Holbrook. She was raised in Holbrook and Woodruff by Layne and Billie Smithson. She attended Holbrook Schools and graduated from Holbrook High School with the Class of 1980.
She and Charles were married Sept. 18, 1984. They raised two sons, Eugene and Austin, in Phoenix and then Holbrook.
Elizabeth dedicated herself to raising her sons, supported her husband and made whatever house they lived in a home.
She enjoyed knitting, playing games and chatting with friends, playing Yatzee, cheering on her Steelers and her annual Super Bowl party, Friday nights at Romo’s, playing with her grandchildren and enjoying time with her soul mate. She was a devoted wife, mother and friend. Elizabeth loved deeply, smiled sweetly, dreamed big and lived simply.
Survivors include her husband, Charles; her children, Eugene (Leatrice), and Austin; her grandchildren, Grayson, Willow, Aythen, Tamika and Lucas; her siblings, Patricia, Shuree, Willard, Dennis and Kimberly; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family gratefully requests donations made directly to them. For more information, please call (928) 241-0712.
Owens Livingston Mortuary of Holbrook was in charge of the arrangements.
