Terry L. Smith, 67, of Grinnell, died February 26, 2007, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, with the Rev. Walter Claussen, pastor of the Newburg-Chester Congregational Church, officiating. Organist will be Kathleen McCune. Pallbearers will be Nate, Aaron, Zackery, Josh, Patrick, Zane, Wesley and Gabe Smith. Honorary bearers will be Raymond Brown, Russ Burnham, Don Humphrey, Emery Kaisand, Russ Sadler, Delmar Sharp, and Don Weaver. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery near Newburg.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Lung Association or Hickory Grove Church.
The son of Luverne Reynolds and Opal Cooper Smith, he was born November 8, 1939, in Grinnell. He was raised in the Newburg area and was a 1958 graduate of Newburg High School. He continued his education at Iowa State University in Ames.
On December 28, 1958, he was married to Patsy Nott, in Grinnell, and the couple farmed in the Newburg area. He drove a bus for the Grinnell-Newburg School District for several years and later drove a truck for several companies, including C & K Transfer. He was employed with Grinnell Re-Insurance beginning in 1996 and retired in 2001.
On November 1, 2003, he was married to Dianne Mitchell, in Las Vegas, and the couple made their home in the Newburg area.
He was a member of the Newburg-Chester Congregational Church, Grinnell Elks Lodge, where he was Exalted Ruler, and Grinnell Eagles Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Dianne of Newburg; six children, Kevin (Ronette) of Rock Creek, Brian (Lisa) of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Toney (Nancy) of Omaha, Ben (Vicki) of Norfolk, Nebraska, Lennie (Lori) of Oakland Acres, and Tricia (Hawkeye) Caramazza of Brooklyn; three step-children, Gina (John) Stocker of Prior Lake, Minnesota, Tonya McGuire of Marshalltown, and Katrina (Jeff) Robinson of State Center; one sister, Nancy (Russ) Burnham of Rock Creek; a sister-in-law, Patty (Bob) Thompson of Tucson, Arizona; his father and mother-in-law, David and Eleanor Mitchell of Grinnell; thirteen grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; one great grandchild; and two step-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.