- Date Of Birth: January 9, 1944
- Date Of Death: October 30, 2018
- State: Idaho
James Roy Smith, 74, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, after suffering from a pulmonary embolism.
He was born on January 9, 1944, to Olive and Clarence Smith in Pocatello. He graduated from Pocatello High School and Northern Montana College with a BA in Education. He met his future wife Marsha Calkins at ISU in 1965. They were married in 1967. Their marriage was sealed in the Idaho Falls temple in 1976. He worked as circulation manager of the newspaper in Havre, MT while completing his education. They returned to Pocatello with their young family in 1972 to become circulation manager at the Idaho State Journal owned by Nicholas Iftt, Sr. He worked there for 31 years. They moved to Fairbanks, AK in 1998 where he managed 2 UPS stores with the highest shipping volume in the USA. In 2008 Jim retired, and they returned to Pocatello.
