Paul "Dayton" Smith January 14, 1944 - May 29, 2014

Paul "Dayton" Smith passed away peacefully the morning of Thursday, May 29, 2014, in his Sisters home at the age of 70.

Dayton is preceded in death by his son, Monty; father Donald and mother Maxine. He is survived by his wife, Glenda, of 51 years; daughter Teresa and son-in-law Dave of Utah; canine daughter Bailey;

three wonderful grandsons: Jason of Corning, Justin of Utah and Grant of Arizona; three great- grandchildren and one great- great-grandson; brothers Ken (Delores) of Red Bluff, Gary (Nicki) of Corning and Dave (Anita) of Fresno; mother-in-law Lainys of Oklahoma; and sisters-in-law Sharron (Perry) of Reno and Jullie (Aaron) of Oklahoma; as well as extended family members and countless friends.

Dayton was a colon-cancer survivor, worked for 36 years at PACTIV in Red Bluff, one of the founding members of the Corning Junior Rodeo, and enjoyed his family and friends.

After retirement he and Glenda moved to Yuma, AZ, where they helped manage Westwind RV Park for 12 years. In 2010, Dayton and Glenda moved to Sisters, where he and Bailey could always be found greeting customers at Drawstrings of Malibu.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Dayton's name to Southwest Hospice at 450 N. Dobson Rd., Ste. 108, Mesa, AZ, 85201 or Partners In Care, 2075 N.E. Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR, 97701.