- Date Of Birth: September 12, 1940
- Date Of Death: February 10, 2010
- State: Montana
Lanelle Sliger Smith passed on February 10, 2010 surrounded by her family at her home in Bigfork, MT of acute leukemia. She grew up in Madisonville, TN and was the daughter of Daily C. and Greta Sliger.
Lanelle enjoyed playing the piano and the clarinet and was part of the high school band. She graduated from Hiwassee College. On August 23, 1959, she and Stanton E. Smith, Jr. were married in her hometown. 25 years later, her daughter Elizabeth married Paul Siblerud in the same church with the same pastor. Stan and Lanelle had two children, Elizabeth and Stan III. They lived in Atlanta, GA, Greensboro, NC and then Southern California. After retirement, they moved to Montana to be near their beloved grandchildren. Lanelle was a member of PEO and DAR. She was also an avid bridge player and enjoyed playing several times a week with her wonderful friends. This past March, her husband Stan, died of lung cancer five months prior to their 50th wedding anniversary.
Lanelle was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, sister, Elizabeth, and nephew, Jim Scott. She is survived by her son, Stan, of Atlanta, GA; daughter Elizabeth and son-in-law Paul Siblerud of Creston, MT and their children Rachel, Jeremy and Leah; sister, Allene and her husband Robert A. Scott of Madisonville, TN and nephews, Robert and Allen and his wife, Mary Jo, and their families.
