Natalie M. Smith's Obituary
Natalie Margaret Smith Born 4/21/1928 in Maryland. Died at age 89 on 8/23/2017
Survived by three sons Nathaniel Smith, Michael Smith, Patrick Smith; one Daughter Denise Harrelson, three grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
Her son Correll Blanco and mother and her father Florence Clemence and Harvey Corwell preceded her death.
Natalie had A few different job endeavors but most of her career was at Lockeeed Martin. She was the fastest typist I had ever seen. She had the best grammar and punctuation skills, which I didn’t get from her. She had a great passion for life and especially for her children. She was a worrier, especially for small children. She would tell us too always keep an eye for traffic, and no diving, etc. She loved to read multiple books especially Louis Lamour ,I think it was. She used to sing on the radio in her younger days. I remember her beautiful voice singing all the time growing up. She lived in many areas from Maryland to Yosemite, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe and finally San Diego. She loved to dance so much she told me, that is why she married Frank Blanco. I could talk all day about this wonderful woman. But just know she was A strong ,loving woman who didn’t shy away from life at all. She grew up in a time when racism was common and all her children will tell you that she didn’t have a racist or mean bone in her body. She lived in times when it wasn’t alright to be a single mother with children but she persevered and provided for all of us and not really caring for her own needs. She was a great mother, wife, daughter, worker, friend and nice person. I couldn’t ask for a better mother. We Love you as they called her at her facility in the last days Miss Natalie. Love You
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