Lloyd Smith

Lloyd William Smith, 49, of Twin Falls, passed away Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born Jan. 27, 1960, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Homer and Dorothy Smith. He attended high school in Twin Falls and married the love of his life, Joyce Holland, on Feb. 5, 1982, in Twin Falls. He had a great talent for woodworking, working for Dandy Wood Water Beds and then J.C. Anderson Cabinet Shop before starting his own business, Mountain States Industries in 1985. Lloyd had a love for making things look good; he spent many hours restoring his Jeep and Ford Mustang. He was at his best in the outdoors, where he loved dirt biking, camping and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Family was important to Lloyd; he loved being with his children and spending countless hours with his grandchildren. He was a big kid himself, so being with grandchildren was second nature. Drag racing and car shows were an obsession to Lloyd; these were his favorite pastimes. Surviving are his wife, Joyce of Twin Falls; children, Keith (Erin) Borresen of Little Rock, Ark., and Jennifer (Mike) Oset of Missoula, Mont.; brother, Les (Kathy) Howells of Kimberly; sisters, Mary Jane (Len) Martin of Idaho Falls and Marilyn "Marti" (Richard) Hotchkiss of Twin Falls; grandchildren, Kevin, Baylee, Payton, Devin and Ethan; along with his three cats, Sophie, Tigra and Dusty. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Shirley Odell. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. A celebration of Lloyd's life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28, at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Road in Twin Falls. The family requests memorials to the Idaho Mule Deer Association or in his grandson's (Ethan Oset) name to the Shriner's Children's Hospital, in care of Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home. Published Thursday, December 24, 2009