- Date Of Birth: October 5, 1982
- Date Of Death: June 30, 2017
- State: Idaho
We lost the light of our lives on June 30th 2017 with the passing of our sweet Autumn McCall Smith and her amazing mother Erin Rochelle Smith in Donnelly, Idaho. Erin was born on October 5th 1982, in Weiser, ID to Michael Strong and Cathy Fraser. Erin’s love for adventure led her to enlist in the Idaho Army National Guard on February 27th 2001 as a Combat Medic, an organization she loved.
Breaking down barriers, she became the first female Abrams tanker in the Army; paving the way for the integration of females Soldiers in combat arms. Erin was an amazingly intelligent woman who had a love of bookstores, and read anything that caught her interest.
In 2003 on a flight to Honolulu for military training, Erin met the love of her life, Mitchell Smith. That’s when the real adventure began.
On November 23rd, 2010 yet another new adventure for our family began when sweet Autumn entered our lives. Autumn followed with her mother’s adventurous spirit and fearless attitude, climbing any rock, tree or mountain she encountered. The love they had for each other and their family was unconditional and infinite. An important part of their lives was constant activity, taking them to places far and near. Autumn was the happiest little girl you could have ever met, no person or animal was a stranger, her passion for the world was huge. She was a bright light in this life, she was our sunshine and everything in between. Autumn’s laugh was contagious, her smile was mischievous and her sass was enormous, very much like mom.
Preceded by Jesse and Bill Smith, Floyd W. Strong, Cathy Strong.
Survivors include; Mitchell Smith, Kearney Smith, Ethan Smith, Cathy and Berk Fraser, Mike Strong, Jessica Carlson along with many other relatives and friends.
