\t\t\tDeloris Smith \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Deloris \u201cDee\u201d R. Smith, 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 24, 2026.<\/p>\n
Dee was born on August 28, 1931, in her family\u2019s farm in rural Cortland, Nebraska. She was one of seven children. She grew up with strong Midwestern values that shaped a life centered on family, kindness, and quiet strength.<\/p>\n
While working as a bank teller in Lincoln, Nebraska, she met the love of her life, Ernest W. \u201cBill\u201d Smith. They married in 1952 and shared an extraordinary 73 years of marriage until Bill\u2019s passing in 2025. Together they built a life in Escondido filled with love, friends, laughter, hard work, and adventure.<\/p>\n
As a devoted stay-at-home mother, Dee lovingly raised their family while supporting Bill\u2019s thriving pizza business and his many entrepreneurial ventures. Her unwavering dedication and encouragement helped create a strong foundation for their family\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
Dee embraced life with enthusiasm and enjoyed golf, tennis, skiing, hunting, and traveling the world with Bill. Of all the places they visited, Maui held a special place in her heart and remained one of her favorite destinations.<\/p>\n
Above all, Dee treasured her family. She is survived by her sister Donna Mangus; her children, Kevin Smith, Doug Smith (Susan), and Sandy Trumble; her grandchildren, Ryan Smith (Joann), Jennifer Smith, Bryce Trumble, and Cassie Trumble; along with many extended family members and dear friends who will miss her deeply.<\/p>\n
Dee will be remembered for her enduring love for her family, and the many happy memories she created over a life well lived. Her legacy of love, loyalty, and quiet generosity will continue to live on through those who knew and loved her.<\/p>\n
A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, <\/p>\n
July 13, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Alhiser-Comer Mortuary, 225 South Broadway, Escondido, California.<\/p>\n
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation in Dee\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deloris Smith OBITUARY Deloris \u201cDee\u201d R. Smith, 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 24, 2026.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-386787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}