Steven Craig Smith

October 15, 1942 - December 19, 2008

Steven Craig Smith Obituary Went home to Jesus, true to form, during the biggest snowstorm on record, December 19, 2008. Heaven has gained a great poet and guitar player. Steve was born October 15, 1942, the second son of Otto and Margaret (Pink) Smith, in Everett, WA. He graduated from Everett High School in 1961 and from Washington State University in 1966. Steve married Rachel Patterson in 1964 and they had three children. He married Lavada Jean (Jeannie) Kissack in 1974, gaining four sons. Steve and Jeannie had two children. Steve possessed a lifelong love of sports, especially baseball. His playing career spanned from one of the northwests first Little League teams in Kirkland to the Washington State high school All Star Baseball team of 1961. He then coached Little League and Babe Ruth teams in Vancouver and Anacortes for years. Steve went to work for the Washington Water Power in 1983, worked his way up to power house operator, and retired from the Long Lake and Little Falls Dams after his cancer diagnosis in July 2007. He felt that his fellow Avista workers were the greatest guys in the world. Steves other loves included music and farming, especially cattle, advising us all that, if there are cows in heaven, look for me there. Steve is preceded in death by his father, Otto (1994) brother Michael, (1986) and beloved oldest daughter, Shelly Alene Smith (1993). Steve is survived by his wife Jeannie in Cheney, his mother Margaret (Pink) Smith, and his sister Cris (Shannon) Kollmeyer all in Chelan. His surviving children are George Kissack, children Megan and Monica in Buckley. John (Karen) Kissack, children Ashley (Joe) Onigkeit, Adam, Kyle, and Becca in Liberty Lake. Jason (Sarah) Smith children Ryan, Jason Jr., Amanda, Jarron, Zoe, and Tori in Maryland. Adam (Rhonda) Kissack, children Joshua, Jackson, and Roman in Medical Lake. Stephanie Smith in Seattle. Tom Kissack and daughter Hannah in North Carolina. Jesse (Krystal Stephens) Smith in Puyallup. Shea (Jason) Reopelle in Cheney. Surviving nieces are Julie (Dean) Lotz, children Cristine and Michael in Lynnwood. Pauline Smith in Seattle. Kelly (Jason) Underwood in Chelan. His surviving nephew is Aaron Kollmeyer in Chelan. Steve's great grandchildren are Bryce and Brooke Onigkeit in Liberty Lake. Good friends Rachel and Arnie Scown in Leavenworth. Charities dear to Steves heart are, International Heifer Foundation, Adopt and Elder (Walk in Beauty Program) and the Union Gospel Mission in Spokane. Memorial Service will be held on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 3:00pm at Heritage Funeral Chapel.