GERALDINE SMITH Indianola Services for Geraldine Louise (Howe) Smith will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 21 at Motor Friends Church, Rural Milo with burial following in the Motor Cemetery. Geraldine Louise (Howe) Smith was born on June 10, 1928 in Osceola, IA, and passed from this world into the arms of her heavenly Father on July 15, 2015 in Indianola, IA. Jerry was one of seven children born to Leo and Lela (Hadley) Howe and she was the lone remaining sibling of this family. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1945 and was just recently able to attend her 70th class reunion. On December 28, 1947 Jerry was united in marriage to Ival Smith and to this union four children were born, Kenneth, Keith, Kevin and Karma. She was proud of working at the munitions plant in Ankeny following World War II. She also worked as a dentist assistant, a nurse's aide, a daycare provider, a farmer's wife and a loving mother and foster mother. As a member of Motor Friends Church she served as a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher, a committee member of Christian Ed, Ministry & Counsel, Stewardship, U.S.F.W. on both the local and state level, Ladies Aid, or any other job that needed to be done. She also volunteered at Camp Quaker Heights, Hospice, Meals on Wheels, 4-H and along with Ival in the Gideon's. She also loved sewing, quilting, and traveling with Ival. Jerry and Ival enjoyed taking many of their grandchildren with them on their trips and hopping on the bus with many other travelers from the area. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ival; parents, Leo and Lela (Hadley) Howe; and granddaughter, Amanda Roberts. Those left to honor and enjoy her memory are her children, Kenneth (Lila) Smith of Milo, Keith (Nancy) Smith of Milo, Kevin (Janet) Smith of rural Milo, Karma (Marvin) Roberts of Indianola; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great great-grandson; one brother-in-law; three sisters-in-law; numerous other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, July 20 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola where family will be present to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be given in Jerry's name to Motor Friends Church or Camp Quaker Heights. Online condolences may be made at www.overtonfunerals.com.