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Douglas R. 'Doug' Smith Idaho Falls, ID Ammon, ID QCWA # 21788 |
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IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Douglas Ray Smith, M.D. 63, of Ammon, died April 7, 2010, at Idaho Falls Care & Rehabilitation of complications of Diabetes. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.
Doug was born May 31, 1946 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to David Harlin Smith, M.D., and Shirley June Hendrickson Smith. He attended Hawthorne Elementary School and O.E. Bell Jr. High School. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He served an LDS mission in Raleigh, North Carolina, as part of the Southern States Mission. He attended Ricks College, Idaho State University, and the University of Tennessee Medical School. He served an internship at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and an externship at St. Jude Children's Hospital, also in Memphis.
He met Cheryl Catherine Johnson in Memphis, Tennessee, while attending medical school. They were married June 30, 1971, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They made their home in Idaho Falls, where he practiced medicine for 33 years. Dr. Smith delivered hundreds of babies. He never turned anyone away regardless of whether they could pay or not.
He began an enthusiasm with ham radio at age 11 and was a ham radio operator for 52 years. He was involved in civil defense activities such as the Teton Dam flood. He was a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), past president of the local Amateur Radio Club, and an Eagle Scout.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in addition to a full time mission, he served in Young Men's, Boy Scouts of America, and as a Gospel Doctrine, Elder's Quorum, and High Priest Group Teacher. He loved logic and IQ puzzles, electronics, computers, games, and especially playing with his grandkids. He loved his family. His children were his joy and he provided every opportunity for them to excel.
Survivors include: Wife: Cheryl Smith, Ammon, ID; Daughter: Emily Catherine (Chad) Yates, Moscow, ID; Son: Jason Douglas (Casey) Smith, San Rafael, CA; Daughter: Lisa Anne (Dave) Loynd, Idaho Falls, ID; Daughter: Karen Renee (Tim) Waite, Boise, ID; Brother: David H Smith, Idaho Falls, ID; Brother: O. Daniel Smith, Beijing, China; Brother: Dwight Lee Smith, San Francisco, CA; Brother: Donald C Smith, Jackson Hole, WY; Brother: Michael D. Smith, Idaho Falls, ID; Brother: Jon D. Smith, Nampa, ID; Sister: Debbie E. Johnston, Idaho Falls, ID; Sister: Diane Brunt, Idaho Falls, ID; Sister: Delsa Moser, Boise, ID; Sister: Darla Colborn, Idaho Falls, ID; Sister: Susie Walker, Spanish Fork, UT; Sister: Elizabeth Dawn Jones, Bremerton, WA; 12 Grandchildren: Isaac, Zane, Madison, Autumn, Erin, Audrey, Sarah, Brynlee, Katelyn, Anna, Gabe, and Sydney, as well as many, many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Richard E. Smith.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 am, Saturday, April 10, 2010, at the Idaho Falls LDS Stonehaven Ward, 1660 - 12th Street, with Bishop David Standley officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 6:30 to 8 pm at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road, and Saturday from 10 to 10:45 am at the church.