Iris Mae Smith

Iris Smith, 96, of Creston, formerly of Afton, died Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at her home in Creston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2025, at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Creston. Services will be livestreamed at a link under her obituary at powersfh.com. Father Patrick Amedeka will officiate the service. The burial will be at St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery in Afton. Open visitation with family receiving friends will be 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., prior to services at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Creston. Memorials are kindly suggested to Every Step Hospice or Afton Federated Garden Club. Online condolences can be given at www.powersfh.com.
Iris Mae Smith, daughter of Lloyd Dell Shannon and Gladys Milree (Choate) Shannon, was born on September 10, 1929, in rural Adair County near Orient, Iowa. She attended Arispe schools and graduated with the class of 1947.
On January 15, 1948, Iris was united in marriage to Edmund Thomas Smith in Afton, Iowa at St. Edward's Catholic Church. They settled and farmed north of Afton for the next 41 years where she was primarily an active farm wife and mother to her four children. From 1971 until 1985, Iris was a nurse's aide at the Creston Hospital. In 1989, they moved to Creston. Iris was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Afton, the Catholic Daughters, Sunshine Society, the Afton Federated Garden Club and the Eagle's Auxiliary.
Survivors include her two daughters, Kristine (husband Raymond) Clark of Creston, Ia. and Theresa (husband Steve) Snyder of Winterset, Ia.; two sons, William Smith and Gary (Amanda Mountain) Smith, both of Afton, Ia.; brother, Dean (Carol) Shannon of Ojibwa, Wisc.; a sister Mary Drury of Calif.; nine grandchildren, Nancy (Tyrone) Davis of Creston, Ia., April (Josh) Whetzell of Creston, Ia., Shannon (Jason) Doege of Buffalo Center, Ia., Lindsey (Lance) Millsap of Mason City, Ia., Wade Snyder of Melrose, Ia., Jennifer (Andy) Jackson of Lorimor, Ia., Jessica (Clinton) Haight of Elston, Ia., Samantha (Nick) Brown of Osceola, Ia. and Shelby Smith (D.J. Vermeer) of Boise, Idaho; 19 great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; 5 great-great-grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and other family.
Iris was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 66 years, Edmund in 2014; daughter-in-law, Kathy Smith; siblings, Dortha (Martin) Radke, Dan (Alice) Shannon, Charles (Eva) Shannon, and Don Shannon and Eileen (Orlo) Everling; three brothers-in-law, Gerald and Mike (Pat) Smith and a sister-in-law, Anna Carl) Ford.