Chloe V. (Hammond) Smith

Chloe V. Smith, age 87, of Rowan passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Iowa Specialty Hospital in Belmond.

Chloe Valois, the daughter of Earl and Carrie Hiams Hammond, was born October 16, 1927 in Sheridan, WY. After the death of her mother, Chloe, sisters and father, moved to Rowan. It was in Rowan, she grew up and attended school. Chloe graduated from Rowan High School in 1945. She then attended Iowa State University in Ames, where Chloe would graduate with a Degree in Education. After college, Chloe taught Home Economics in area high schools.

Chloe was united in marriage to Marvin Smith on June 20, 1952 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple made their home in the Rowan area for several years, and were blessed with five children. After the children had graduated from high school, Chloe and Marvin went on a late life adventure. They sold everything in Iowa and moved to a ranch in the beautiful mountain country of Wyoming. They lived and worked their for eighteen years, before returning to Rowan in 2001. Chloe was an avid gardener, who was definitely a product of the outdoor life. In her garden she would grow sweet corn, beets and numerous other products to shave member of the with family and friends. Chloe was a member of the “Come Join Us” Club, Weaver’s Guild of North Iowa, and an active member of the United Church of Rowan.

Chloe is survived by her husband of over sixty years, Marvin, children, Kerri Jo Eivens of Rowan, Linda (Scott) Lunning of Mason City, Carl (Sharon) of Dows, Dan “Boone” of Rowan, Tim (Deanne) of Clarion, grandchildren, Roslind (Doug) Gustafson, Debbie Bock, Riea (Earl) Searcy, Diane (Chris) Bock, Ben Morford, Joe Morford, sisters and brothers-in-law, Hope McLaughlin of Eugene, OR, Audrey (Elmer) Wirtz of Dows, Janice (Harry) Bryant of Lincoln, AR, Alice (John) Brook of Warsaw, MO, and numerous other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, step-mother, Susan