Smith, Vivian Edna (1930-2014)

SMITH, CARLSON, ANDERSON, WRIGHT, SAWYER

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/31/2014 at 13:47:11

Vivian Edna Smith
June 17, 1930 - October 20, 2014

Vivian Edna Smith, a daughter of Eric and Esther (Anderson) Carlson, was born on June 17, 1930, in Marathon, Iowa, where she spent her early years. She, also, attended school in Marathon and graduated from Marathon High School. Next, she married Vern Wright. They lived in Sioux Rapids where she became a homemaker. To this union, two sons were born, Steve and Tim.

After Vern died, Vivian married Verle Sawyer in Spencer. The couple bought an acreage near Dickens. Unfortunately, Verle was killed in a car accident not long into their marriage. Afterwards, Vivian married Fred Smith, and they resided in Dickens. Iowa.

Viv’s love of horses began at the age of eight when she got her first horse. Throughout the years, she was involved in many activities: 4-H, the Clay County Fair, and the Iowa Chapter of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). She enjoyed all aspects of working with horses, breeding, training, and showing. In 2011, she was inducted into the Iowa AQHA Hall of Fame. She enjoyed traveling and loved all the friends she made along the way. Her spirit rides on.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands; and two brothers, Don and Ernest.

Those left to cherish her memory include her two sons, Steve Wright, and his wife, Kathy, of Spencer, Iowa, and Tim Wright, and his special friend, Tania, of Des Moines, Iowa; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and one brother, Eldon Carlson, of Spirit Lake, Iowa; as well as other relatives and friends.

VISITATION: Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 - 7:00P.M., Thursday evening, October 23, 2014, at the funeral home.
SERVICES: Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, October 24, 2014, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer, Norman Erickson from Gentiva Hospice officiating.
CASKET BEARERS: Nieces and Nephews.
MUSIC: Cd Selections: "The Old Rugged Cross," "Go Rest High on That Mountain," "How Great Thou Art."
INTERMENT: Northlawn Memorial Park, Spencer, Iowa.

Following the graveside service, there will be a lunch served at the Grace Methodist Church.

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