Shirley Rae Smith Olson, wife of R. Blair Olson of Arkadelphia, Ark., died December 16, 2018, at the age of 70, at Hermann Memorial Center in Houston, Texas. Shirley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 31, 1948, to the late Joseph Theron Smith and Neva Harper Smith.
Shirley was born the third child of 12 and the eldest daughter. She grew up in a family full of music. She enjoyed singing with her siblings, and playing the piano and violin. She graduated from East High School in Salt Lake in 1966.
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Steven Smith
My sister Shirley and I were very close, many thoght we were twins, I was a year older but a year less mature. Her funeral service was a wonderful experience and was sent out live on Facebook.