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YOUNG LADY DIES SUDDENLY. Thelma Lorraine Lundvall, 22, passed away suddenly Friday, Jan. 28, at St. Luke's hospital in Denver. She had entered the Kit Carson County Memorial hospital the first of last week, and Friday was taken to Denver by the Hendricks ambulance. The immediate cause of her death was believed to have been a brain tumor, the result of a head injury received about a year ago. Thelma Lorraine Pettibone was born at Kanorado, Kan., on Easter Sunday, April 4, 1926, the fourth daughter of Celia L. Smalley and Clarence L. Pettibone. She attended a rural school and later became a student at Kanorado high school, from which she was graduated in 1943, and that fall she began teaching in the rural schools of Sherman and Cheyenne counties of Kansas. On July 4, 1948, she was united in marriage with Virgil Lloyd Lundvall, of Burlington, at the Methodist church in Wray, and moved to a farm 31 miles northeast of Burlington, where she resided until her passing at the age of 22 years, 9 months and 24 days. Throut [sic] her lengthy illness, she was always cheerful, always looking on the sunny side of life. She leaves to mourn her passing, a devoted husband, Virgil Lundvall, whose faith and loyalty brightened her last months on this earth, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pettibone of Kanorado, three sisters, Mrs. Leah Drake of Goodland, MRs. Lenore Witzel and Mrs. Maxine Knapp of Burlington, her grandmother Mrs. Rosa Smalley of Goodland, three brothers in law, Claude Drake, Frank Witzel, and Thomas Knapp, Jr., six nieces and nephews, besides aunts, uncles and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Methodist church in Burlington, with Dr. Henry C. Beatty and Rev. K. Orlando Lee of Wray officiating. Burial was at Kanorado Cemetery.⁴

Richard L. Smalley Feb. 25, 1932 - Sept. 11, 1996 CORVALLIS -- Richard Leroy Smalley, 64, of Corvallis died wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born in Goodland, Kans., to Marvin and Evelyn (Shoemaker) Smalley. Mr. Smalley served in the Army in the Korean War. He had lived in Shedd and Albany. He also lived in Portland, Boring, Chiloquin, Klamath Falls and Salem. Mr. Smalley was a maintenance worker and had owned a tavern. He belonged to the Corvallis American Legion Post, the Veterans of Foreign wars and to the Moose and Elks lodges. Surviving are sons David Smalley of Sherwood and Mark DeMott of Minnesota; daughters Sherri Gonzalez of Beaverton, Coreen McMurtry of Portland, Janet Vogel of Rockville, Md., Ann Vaughn of Salem and Terry lee Smalley; and brother Donald Smalley. There are 11 grandchildren. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Riverside Cemetery. Fisher Funeral Home is handling arrangements.³

LITTLE GRANDSON DIES, CARL EUGENE COLLINS. Word was received here Monday of the death of Carl Eugene Collins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Collins of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Collins formerly lived in Goodland. Mrs. Collins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.F. Smalley of this city, and is well known in Goodland and community. Carl Eugene Collins was born October 20, 1922, and died in Salt Lake City September 7, 1926. He leaves his father, mother, and two brothers.⁴

MILTON-FREEWATER - Vernon Glenn Collins, 84, of Milton-Freewater died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec 4 in the Milton-Freewater Cemetery. Mr. Collins was born Sept. 15, 1924, in Hugo, Colo., to Joseph C. and Laurene J. Smalley Collins. He moved to Milton-Freewater when he was 18 years of age. He worked for Luisi truck Lines for 42 years. He also worked as a tree topper. In 1970 he married Geraldine McFadden in Winnemucca, Nev., and the couple raised 14 children.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Collins, at the home; sons Greg Collins of Walla Walls and John Collins, Ronald Collins and William Collins, all of Milton-Freewater; stepsons Kenneth Taylor of Pendleton, Michael Ivie of Redmond, and Jeff Ivie of MiltonFreewater; stepdaughters Karen Umbersock of Bend, Ronda Figeroa of Walla Walla and Teresa Steib of Garden Valley, Idaho; sister Carol Dimings of Langlois; numerous grandchildren and step-grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by son Vernon Gene Collins, daughter Debra Collins-Keller, and stepsons Melvin Taylor and David Ivie. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Lung Association through the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.⁷