Faye Eileen (Wooten) Smith
Faye Eileen (Wooten) Smith passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Saturday, February 26, 2022, at the First Presbyterian Church in Conrad. The burial will be at the Vienna Cemetery. The visitation will be February 25 from 5:00-7:00 at the First Presbyterian Church in Conrad. Memorials may be directed to Iowa River Hospice, Vienna Cemetery, or the First Presbyterian Women in Conrad.
Faye Eileen Wooten was born of Kenneth and Rosella (Reece) Wooten on a farm near Union, Iowa, in Hardin County. She was the youngest of five children. She attended school in Union, graduating with the class of 1946.
Faye was united in marriage to Dale W. Smith, of Beaman, Iowa, in Union, Iowa, on December 4, 1948. They moved to the family farm near Beaman and continued to live there until Dale’s death in 2006. Faye remained on the farm until 2017 when she moved to Conrad.
Faye was actively involved in farming, including the bookkeeping, her whole life. Faye volunteered at MMSC Hospital in Marshalltown for twenty-six years as a greeter-escort. Faye was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Conrad, The Vienna Cemetery Association and the Conrad Community Action Fund Organization. She enjoyed puzzles, bingo in Beaman and her get togethers with her friends.
Dale and Faye enjoyed following their children’s school activities as well as their grandchildren’s in recent years.
Faye is survived by her five children: Marla Smith, of Colorado, Gary (Kathy) Smith, of Arizona, Mark (Patricia) Smith, of Marshalltown, Brad (Jane) Smith, of Beaman, Mary (Rollie) Sumwalt, of South Carolina; fifteen grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren and many beloved nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Dale, her siblings, Eldon, Lorena, John and Charlene; grandson-in-law, Michael Sponsel and great grandson, Austin Padilla Sponsel.