Jack Smith

JACK SMITH

Mount Pleasant

Jack Smith, 91, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug.t 25, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with a rosary said at 2 p.m. after which family will greet friends until 4 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, with the Rev. Paul Connolly as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Alphonsus Cemetery.

Gifts of love and friendship may be given to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church or H2O (Help To Others). Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

Online condolences may be directed to www.olsonpowell.com.

He was born Jan. 30, 1928, in rural Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the son of Harry Owen and Marie Cecilia (Riley) Smith. He was a 1945 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. On Feb. 12, 1966, he married Mary Lou Braun at St. John's Catholic Church in Burlington, Iowa.

Jack's first job was driving a cab for Vera Shafer. He was a lifelong farmer, and also sold seed for Funk's G Hybrid, then Lynks Seed and later Mycogen Seed. He worked at H. Eugene Smith Construction Co. Inc., then Mount Pleasant Supply Co-op and later at Chem Gro in Olds, Iowa.

A member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Jack also was a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus in Burlington, Iowa. He was also active in the Mount Pleasant Moose Lodge. He raised cattle and loved the outdoors. Jack enjoyed pie and coffee with friends at Butch's River Rock Cafe, Sunday afternoon drives and, he especially loved spending time with his family.

Along with his wife, Mary, of 53 years; Jack is survived by one daughter, Susan Smith of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; one son, Michael Smith of Iowa City, Iowa; one sister, Martha Francy of New London, Iowa; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Harriet Halliwill, Catherine Virginia Smith and Mary Cecilia Merrell; and two brothers, H. Eugene Smith and William R. Smith.