IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Donovan C. "Smiley"

Donovan C. "Smiley" Snodgrass Profile Photo

Snodgrass

December 10, 1929 – December 6, 2014

Obituary

Don "Smiley" Snodgrass, 84, of Sully, died December 6, 2014, at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Pastor Dave Rex, Metz, Bar None Cowboy Church in Newton, officiating. Vocalists will be Michael Mitchell and Allison Murphy. Pallbearers will be B.J. and Matt McCormick, Michael Mitchell, Ryan Moes, and Adam, Donovan, Jamie, Joel, Kirk, Scott and Travis Snodgrass. Burial will be in the Sully Cemetery in Sully. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 Tuesday evening. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Donovan C. Snodgrass Memorial Fund through the Grinnell State Bank. Don was born December 10, 1929, on the family farm in Jasper County, Iowa, the son of Carrold and Lucille Altemeier Snodgrass. He was raised in the area and received his education in the Newton School District. On April 14, 1949, he was united in marriage with Doris Rohlfing in Malcom. The couple lived in Grinnell for several years and then moved to Sully in the early 1960's. He had been a resident of the Mayflower Community since July of this year. For many years, Don was an over the road truck driver which took him throughout the United States. He later drove locally for Monroe Feed Center and while employed there he was given the nickname "Smiley"! He retired in the early 1980's. Don enjoyed attending his grandchildren's activities and sharing a cup of coffee with family and friends. He loved FISHING, hunting, attending rodeos and raising exotic animals. He enjoyed going to auctions and antique hunting; he was an avid collector of glassware, knifes, coins and Aladdin lamps. He also enjoyed attending the Bar-None Cowboy Church in Newton. Survivors include his wife, Doris of Sully; seven children, Dennis (Barbara) Snodgrass of Sully, Patti (Mark) McCormick of Del Ray Beach, Florida, Barb (Mike) Mitchell of Ankeny, Jim (Sandy) Snodgrass of Kellogg, Kathy (Dennis) Moes of Dandridge, Tennessee, Don (Debbie) Snodgrass of Boynton Beach, Florida and Steven (Chris) Snodgrass of Tucson, Arizona; one brother, Ronnie Snodgrass of Grinnell; one sister, Marceil Sieck of Grinnell; 23 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Clifford Snodgrass; two sisters, Joyce Johnson and Phyllis Snodgrass; one great-grandson, Bentley Snodgrass.
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December
9

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Funeral Service

December
10

Starts at 10:00 am

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