Jan. 21, 1921 – May 24, 2011
Margaret Dorene Schmid, 90, of Sweet Home died May 24, 2011. She was born in Sistersville, W.V., to Archibald and Della (Fisher) Thomas.
She lived in Akron, Ohio; Corpus Christi, Texas; and in Downey, Cayucos and Vista, California. She moved to Sweet Home in 1990.
Mrs. Schmid worked as children’s education director of Vista Community Church in Vista, Calif., and as director and teacher for children’s ministry at First Baptist Church in Downey, Calif.
She was an active member of the Sweet Home Evangelical Church. She loved oil painting and playing the organ and piano.
Mrs. Schmid is survived by her daughter, Kathryn Prior of Auburn, Calif.; sons William Randall Schmid of Placentia, Calif., Robert M. Schmid of Salem and Richard W. Schmid of Salem; sister Ruth Frohmuth of West Fir; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Schmid, in 2005.
Funeral services were held May 31 at Sweet Home Evangelical Church, with final burial at Lewis Cemetery.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.