Linda Irene Smothers

Linda Smothers, age 62 of Perry, died on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at her home with her family in Perry, IA. A memorial service in her memory will be held Monday October 18. 2021 at Pleasant Hill Free Church 4555 Parkridge Ave, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327 at 1:00 PM. Memorials will be given to family and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Linda Irene Smothers was born on March 10, 1959, to Gerald Miner and Vivian May (Tosten) Naber. She graduated from East High School in Des Moines with the class of 1977. Linda was married to Brian, and they were the parents of Melissa, Isaac, Aaron and Joyce and then she was married to Max, and they were parents of Anna. On July 10, 2011, she was united in marriage to Micheal Joe Smothers at the Pleasant Hill Free Church at Pleasant Hill, IA. She was good with computers and enjoyed working for her supervisor and with her team members at Casey's Corporate Office in Ankeny as an accounts payable officer. She was a member of the Pleasant Hill Free Church. Linda loved being a stay-at-home mom and home schooling her daughter, Anna. She enjoyed experimenting with recipes using raw foods, hiking, studying scriptures, reading, watching romantic movies, swimming, and playing games with family. Linda liked spending time with her sisters. They would sing together in the "Naber Girls Quartet" and play musical instruments. Linda was always ready to do something fun. In death she rejoins her parents Gerald and Vivian and a brother, Gary Mark Naber. Left to cherish Lindas memory are her husband Micheal Joe Smothers, children, Melissa, Isaac, Aaron, Joyce, and Anna, grandchildren, Arthur, Tristan, and Sophia, sisters, Louise (David) Piziali, LaVonne (Tom) Spencer, and Luann (Lyle) Granzow and many nieces and nephews. Memorial Service Monday, October 18, 2021 1:00 PM Pleasant Hill Free Church 4555 Parkridge Ave. Pleasant Hill, IA 50327