Carrie Smith

1926 - 2022

Carrie Mae (Greenwood) Smith January 13, 2022 Carrie Mae (Greenwood) Smith, 95, of Scottsbluff, NE passed away January 13, 2022, at Regional West Medical Center. Carrie was born October 31, 1926, in Manning, Scott County Kansas to Harry and Pearl (Gardner) Greenwood. Her visitation will be held at Gering Memorial Chapel from 9:00 am until 1:30 on Friday, January 21 with funeral services at 1:30 pm, burial will follow at Bayard Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family for designation at a later date and online condolences may be left at www.geringchapel.com Please join the family for a gathering after internment at Bobby Joe's Branding Iron in Bayard NE 3:30-5 pm. Carrie is survived by her children, Dorene Schoolcraft (Bridgeport), LaDonna Christensen (Bridgeport), Don Smith (Gering), Judy (Guy) Coward (Scottsbluff), and Tracy Jopek (Merrill WI), 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great-grandchildren. She was a lifetime member of VFW Post 1638 Auxiliary in Merrill WI and a Gold Star Grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald David Smith, parents Harry Edwin Greenwood, Pearle Marie (Gardner), sisters Dora Higgins, Lois Sanborn, brother Wesley Greenwood, Roy France, grandson Sgt. Ryan Jopek, sons-in-law Jerry Schoolcraft, Harry Christensen, daughter-in-law Shara Smith, and 3 infant great grandchildren.