Mary M. Smith

Mary Matilda Smith, 90, of Mason City passed away Thursday, (April 1, 2010) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 5, at First United Methodist Church, 119 Georgia Ave, Mason City, with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Burial will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Visitation will be from 4 7 p.m., Sunday, and will continue one hour prior to services Monday at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Mary Smith Memorial Fund in care of the family. Mary Matilda Shipley, the daughter of Frank and Blanche (Patterson) Shipley, was born November 22, 1919, in Algona, Iowa. She attended the rural school in Sherman Township between LuVerne and Livermore, Iowa. On June 27, 1941,Mary was united in marriage with Chester E. Smith in Fairmont, Minnesota. The couple lived in Mason City, Iowa, all of their married lives except for three years when they farmed near Swea City, Iowa. Mary was an avid seamstress sewing clothes, quilting, and crocheting afghans and dresses for dolls. She was a hard worker and was always ready and willing to lend a helping hand to others. Mary loved horses and was an excellent rider. She enjoyed playing cards and dominos with her husband, mother-in-law, and friends. Mary loved camping and traveling. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren. Those who knew her well, cared deeply for her. She will be missed. Those left to cherish her memory include her son Gary Smith and his wife, Joyce, of Grapevine,Texas; son Wallace Smith and his wife, Babette, of Raleigh, North Carolina; son Scott Smith and his wife, Ronda, of Mason City, Iowa; brother Rolland Shipley and his wife, Carol, of Estherville, Iowa; grandson Shaun Smith and his wife Angela, of Coppell, Texas; granddaughter Wendy Griswold and her husband, David, of Southlake, Texas; granddaughter Heather Bunting and her husband, Bill, of Bartow, Florida, granddaughter Amanda Smith and her husband, Andrew, of Clayton, North Carolina; granddaughter Kellie Cooper and her husband, David, of Willow Spring, North Carolina; grandson Levi Smith of Cedar Falls, Iowa; grandson Logan Smith of Cedar Falls, Iowa; nine great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Chester, her parents, three sisters and five brothers.