Betty Joe Smith Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mrs. Betty Joe Smith, 83, of Louisiana, Missouri, passed away on May 28, 2015 at the Boone County Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2015 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, Missouri. The Rev. Randall Cone will officiate. Burial will be at the Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at 12:00 p.m. Monday, June 1st at the funeral home. She was born on November 12, 1931 in Vandalia, Missouri to Joseph W. and Lilly Jane Sebastian Morrison. She married Gerald Eugene Smith on November 19, 1949 in Hannibal, Missouri and he survives. She is also survived by 3 daughters, Judy Suddarth and husband Ronald of Vandalia, Missouri, Barbara Dulle and husband Jim of Maryville, Illinois, and Jeri Keeth and husband Bill of Iberia, Missouri, 5 grandchildren, Jon Bergman, Derek Suddarth, Nathan Love, Steven Love, and Jeffrey Love, 6 step- grandchildren, Shonda Suddarth, Sandy Ingersol, Cannon Moran, Presley Moran, Kris Keeth and Cindy Keeth, 4 step-great grandchildren,Ayla Marsh, Damien Marsh, Blake Marsh and Mayson Marsh. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Russell Morrison, Walker Morrison, and Wayne Morrison, and 3 sisters, Pat Jackson, Mary Moore, and Pauline Farrell. Betty graduated from Hannibal High School with the Class of 1949. She had been employed as a Clerk for Union Electric Company in Louisiana until her retirement in 1991 She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and had also attended the Elmwood Presbyterian Church both in Louisiana, Missouri. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Louisiana, Missouri and was a member of the” Red Hatters” in Louisiana and in Zephyrhills, Flordia. She enjoyed playing bingo, shuffleboard, and making crafts. Honorary pallbearers will be Cannon Moran and Presley Moran. Active Pallbearers will be grandsons, Jon Bergman, Derek Suddarth, Nathan Love, Steven Love, and Jeffrey Love. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, the Alzheimer’s Association, or Donor’s Choice in care of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, Missouri 63353. On-line condolences may be sent at www.collierfuneral.com.

Betty Joe Smith

November 12, 1931 - May 28, 2015

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Betty Joe Smith

November 12, 1931 - May 28, 2015

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