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Phyllis (Bright) Kimbal was born in a log cabin in Winder, Idaho to Charles Leland and Sarah (Kendall) Bright. She worked as a Civil Service examiner, legal secretary, and a resource specialist for the Forest Service for four different national forests. Next to raising her family, her greatest joys came from her involvement in school activities at Preston High School where she was the Pep Club president and later was active as a member of the Bountiful Chapter of World Champion Sweet Adelines... Full story
Sharon Lee Smith, 55, died on Oct. 28, 2020 at Petersburg Medical Center. She was born on March 15, 1965 to Wendel O'Neal Smith and Emma Louise Atchley Smith in Camden, New Jersey. She graduated from Sardis High School in 1983 and worked in the seafood industry in Petersburg, Alaska. She was preceded in death by: her father and mother; and brothers Lonnie Smith, Jimmie Smith, and James Smith. She is survived by: husband Jeffrey Smith; brother Gary Lee Smith; sisters Sandy Smith, Karen Walker,... Full story
The C.W. Hume Company was founded in 1864, and initially had canneries in California. By 1922, they expanded to Union Bay and Scow Bay, Alaska.The Scow Bay cannery was originally Doyhof Fish Products, a one-line operation that operated for three years. G.W. Hume assumed operations after 1918. Over the years the company weathered controversies. Petersburg Packing Company complained that Hume had placed fish traps too close to their operations, but a judge found in favor of Hume. Hume was also...
