SMITH, Allison Marjie 1994-2011
SMITH, PENNEY
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 11/2/2011 at 15:20:27
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Allison "Ally" Smith
(Died November 1, 2011)Allison “Ally” Marjie Smith, age 17, of Stacyville, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011, of injuries sustained in an auto accident.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville with Father Jack McClure, CPPS, officiating. Burial will be in Visitation Catholic Cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour before services at the church on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the Allison Smith Memorial Fund.
Ally was born on October 10, 1994, in Osage, the daughter of Paul and Lesa (Penney) Smith. Ally was a junior at St. Ansgar Community High School. She loved sports and was involved in volleyball and softball. Ally was also a member of FFA. She enjoyed hanging out with her friends and riding her horse. Ally loved animals and was considering going to college for veterinary medicine.
Ally was most comfortable wearing jeans and a t-shirt. The family would like those attending the visitation and funeral to know that Ally would have wanted everyone to feel free to dress in casual attire.
Ally is survived by her parents, Paul and Lesa Smith; her brother, Cole Smith; her grandparents, Earle and Beverly Penney; uncles and aunts, Kathy Sonne, Kenneth Smith, Dale and Mary Smith, Vance and Joyce Krebsbach, Dennis and Carrol Smith, Todd and Sherry Brandt, Roger Smith, Mike and Julie Smith, Joe and Karla Smith, Glen Smith, Larry and Donna Adams, Steve and Shirley Penney; and many cousins.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ray and Marjorie Smith.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 641-732-3706
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#2:ST. ANSGAR, Iowa --- A Stacyville teen was killed in a car-school bus accident around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday about three miles east of St. Ansgar on Highway 218.
Allison Marjie Smith, 17, a St. Ansgar High School junior, was killed in the accident, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
According to law enforcement the school bus was stopped at 1741 Highway 218 when a 2005 Pontiac Bonneville driven by Smith approached from behind and ran into the back of the bus, driven by Rosalee Ann Lowe, 65, also of Stacyville.
No other injuries were reported. The accident remains under investigation.
A Facebook page has been created called "Remember Ally." As of 10 p.m. Tuesday the page had more than 500 "likes."
The St. Ansgar Fire Department, Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, Osage Police Department and Mitchell County Regional Health Center Ambulance provided assistance.
[ Waterloo Courier online, 11/2/11, http://wcfcourier.com/ ]
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#3:STACYVILLE, IOWA - Her class picture shows a pretty girl, with direct eyes and a wide smile.
That, friends will tell you, was Allison "Ally" Smith.
"She was vibrant," said one of her friends, Courtney Blake, 19, of Stacyville.
"She was always smiling, always happy."
Friends and family on Wednesday mourned the death of Smith, 17, a junior at St. Ansgar High School, who died Tuesday from injuries suffered in an accident east of St. Ansgar on Highway 218.
The Iowa State Highway Patrol reported Smith was killed when her car crashed into the back of a stopped St. Ansgar school bus.
She was the daughter of Lesa and Paul Smith of Stacyville.
"She was very involved, very popular," said Superintendent of Schools Jody Gray. "You would have to go far and wide to find someone who was not touched" by the tragedy of Smith's death.
Gray and Blake agreed that Smith's impact on her fellow students and staff was strong.
"She was so involved," Blake said. "Softball, volleyball, basketball, she kept stats for the football team."
Classmates held a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening to honor Smith, with readings and shared memories.
"She was a real unique person," said St. Ansgar junior Alexis Sliger. "She was good at sports and she was kind and caring. We will all miss her."
Soft acoustic guitar music greeted students and others as they arrived and candles were lit.
Smith's junior classmates were in the middle of the football field while others gathered in the bleachers. Sobbing could be heard over the soft guitar chords.
Everyone sang an emotional version of Amazing Grace to end the ceremony.
"It's a somber day, of course," Gray said Wednesday afternoon. "But it was also really impressive as to how kids have conducted themselves and leaned on each other for support."
Gray said it was a particularly difficult time, since Smith was well-known by not only students but staff from kindergarten to high school. The Smith family, she added, is well-known in the Mitchell County area.
Substitutes were on hand to provide respite for teachers who needed some time alone during the day.
Area Education Agency 267 counselors, staff and clergy came together to support the schools, she said.
"They have been phenomenal," Gray said.
Gray also praised bus driver Rosalee Ann Lowe. There were 21 children on the bus when the accident happened. None of the children were injured. The Smith vehicle hit the back of the bus.
Lowe kept her charges "focused toward the front of the bus," Gray said. "She stayed calm and did what she had to do to keep the children calm," she added.
The students were transferred to another bus and taken to their homes as quickly as possible, she added.
On Wednesday afternoon, the crisis team met after school to help identify students who might continue to need support in the upcoming days, Gray said.
The Iowa State Patrol reported the investigation into the accident continues.
- Mitchell County Press-News Editor David Namanny contributed to this article.
[ From wcfcourier.com website, Nov. 4, 2011 ]
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#4:Investigators: Teen Texting Before Fatal Collision With School Bus
(ABC 6 NEWS) - The Iowa State Patrol believes a teen from Stacyville was texting before her car collided with a school bus, killing her.
The accident happened in November 2011 on Highway 218 near St. Ansgar.
Authorities say 17 year old Allison Smith was alone in the car and died on the scene. No one on the bus was hurt.
Investigators used cell phone records and video from the school bus to determine that Smith was texting prior to the collision. They also determined that data from the car's airbags show smith never braked and likely never saw the bus before impact.
Smith was a junior at St. Ansgar High School. Before she was killed, they were only a class of 58 students.
[ KAAL-TV.com -- 2/12/2012 ]
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