Stephanie Jane Smallwood

to Jane and Stephen Smallwood. She lived in Arlington, WA her entire life,

attended Lakewood Elementary until the 8th grade, and graduated from

Arlington Christian School in 1987. She attended Everett Community College

for 2 years before deciding to work full time for her mother at The Gift Gallery,

a family-owned business located in downtown Arlington. She went on to

work at Macys as a Housewares Manager, and eventually landed a role for the

last 20 years at Regence Blue Shield as a Workforce Analyst. Stephanie was

a hard worker, a genuine friend, and cared for all those around her.

Stephanie spent her days helping Jane and Steve with the family rental

properties, planning family gatherings with her sister and cousins, perfecting

her recipes to share on holidays, loving on everyone’s children like they were

her own, tending to the pool and the garden in the backyard, and traveling as

much as she could. She was a Disney season’s pass holder and loved to visit

Disneyland with her extended family as much as possible. Stephanie had

traveled to Europe twice and had upcoming trips planned to Ireland and

Scotland, Florida, and the Washington coast.

She was dedicated to the Lord by her Grandpa Harold Smallwood when she

was one week old and attended Fairmount Open Bible Church where she

accepted the Lord into her heart at a young age. Stephanie loved the Lord

and continued to follow Him all the days of her life. One of her favorite ways to

outwardly express Her love for Jesus and His word was by the verses she

wore printed on her t-shirts. When she passed, she was wearing one of her

favorite verses, John 3:16.

She had a zest for life and her smile could light up a room. Her caring heart

and love for others reached as far as it did wide. Stephanie was always

the person that her friends and family would come to when they needed

someone to confide in. They knew she would genuinely listen to them

without judgment. She was the most loyal person that everyone trusted

and counted on. Her love for others had no bounds and Steph cared for

everyone she met.

Her true passion and love in life was spoiling her niece and nephews. She

spent countless hours and days taking them to movies, sports games,

dinners, lunches, and for many of their favorite treats. She would happily

volunteer to watch over the boys when her sister was out of town, and

would always check in to see if her niece needed anything. She attended

almost all of their sporting events, plays, concerts, graduations, and parties.

Most recently, she spent many afternoons with her niece’s two daughters;

going for walks in the stroller, feeding fish in the pond, and spoiling them

with presents.

Sadly and suddenly, she was taken from us far too soon. The night she

passed, she was doing one of the things she loved most; babysitting Elyza

and Everly at the house she rented out to her niece and nephew-in-law. She

spent her last evening watching Mickey Mouse, coloring pictures, cooking

dinner, playing with and loving on the girls. Stephanie went to be with her

Lord and Savior on April 16th, 2023

She was preceded in death by her grandparents Kenneth and Wanda Berg,

and Harold and Harriett Smallwood. She is survived by her parents Jane and

Stephen Smallwood, sister Jami and (David) Hodges, nephews Joshua and

Jacob Hodges, niece Aly and (Zach) Sankey, and great-nieces Elyza and

Everly Sankey.