Memorial

Jack D. Smith, age 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Funeral Services will take place at 1:00 PM Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to service at the Chapel.  A private family burial with military honors will be held.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Jack’s name may be directed to the Smith family.

Jack was born March 27, 1935 in Rock Falls, Illinois to Vernon LaRue and Rae Madeline (Rathke) Smith.  He was married to Janet Sue Light on August 8, 1969 in Sterling, Illinois. Jack served with the United States Army from 1953-56 during the Korean War.  He owned and operated J&J Trucking until his retirement at age 74.

He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family, especially his grandkids.  He also enjoyed chatting with friends and family on Facebook.

He is survived by his wife, Janet of Cedar Rapids; daughter Kerrie Pettit (Ron) of Solon; son Kevin Smith (Theresa) of Vinton; daughter Jennifer Cline (Kevin) of Cedar Rapids; daughter LeAnne Smith-Perry (Craig) of Urbana; daughter Kelly Rae Leduc of Canada; son Randy Dublo of Ohio; nineteen grandchildren: Lisa, Bryan, and Chad Pettit; Cameron Weber, Erin and Bethany Smith, Brendan Goode, Garry and Kaiylee Smith; Heather, Jeremy, and Jordan Cline; Dakota, Courtney, Kelsey, Kara, and Cayla Perry; Kim Leduc; and Gabrielle Dublo; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Joyce Olds and Sandra Geesey (Larry) of Illinois.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents; infant children Larry Dean Smith and Cheryl Ann Light; granddaughters Marissa Cline and Krystin Smith-Troncoso; brother Virgil Smith; and brother-in-law Jim Olds.