Ruth Kathryn Smith, 87, Hills, died Monday, March 10, 2003, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.
A memorial service will be at a later date. The family requests no floral tributes at this time. However, donations in Ruth’s name to Tuff Memorial Home in Hills would be appreciated.
Ruth Searles was born to Jesse F. and Clara A. (Warne) Searles on Jan. 3, 1916, on the family farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Beaver Creek High School.
She married Henry Gerald Smith on July 11, 1937, on the family farm near Beaver Creek. After their marriage, the couple moved to Adrian where they owned and operated Smith’s Bakery for 44 years.
Following Mr. Smith’s death in 1983, she moved to Luverne.
Mrs. Smith was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church. She loved to bake at home and was famous for her desserts.
Survivors include three sons and their spouses, Richard (Jacqueline) Smith, San Francisco, Calif., Robert (Daryl) Smith, St. Louis, Mo., and Donald Smith and partner Marion Boyer, Taipei, Taiwan; seven grandchildren, Angie, Jeffrey, Jessica, Sara, Marcus, Jennifer and Michelle; two great-grandchildren, Alexis and Austin; four siblings, James Searles, White Bear Lake, Joseph Searles, St. Paul, JoLoyce Holmes, Lusby, Md., and Clevonne Jeka, Calumet City, Ill.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Henry, one sister, Marion Mills, and three brothers, Jack, William and Donald Searles.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, is in charge of arrangements.
