Marlys E. Smith, 86, of Quincy, formerly of Tioga and Hamilton, passed away Monday,
July 8, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.
Marlys was born September 1, 1937, in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Jewel Ivan and
Freida (Miller) Neil. She graduated from Unity High School in 1955. In 1958, she was
united in marriage to Richard “Dick” Hardy. She was later united in marriage to Dennis
“Smitty” E. Smith in 1988 and he preceded her in death in 2005. Marlys had worked for
Sill Motors and the Ron Gooding and Ed Lofton Insurance Companies as receptionists.
She looked forward to the family fish fry every October and BBQ ribs during the
summer. She liked watching the hummingbirds and cardinals and spending evenings
watching Family Feud and The Voice. Marlys also enjoyed playing BINGO at the VFW
club, cooking, baking, playing cards with friends and spending time with her family. She
was a member of the Hamilton Methodist Church, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in
Fowler and the Entre’ Nous Club, a longstanding women’s civic club.
Marlys is survived by three children, Cindy (Dave) Baxter of Macomb, Bev (Frank)
Wellman of Quincy and Todd (Jina) Hardy of Basco; step-daughters, Julie (Raul
Salinas) Weber of Hamilton and Lori (Lee) Nordman of Mason City, Iowa; grandchildren,
Kristin (Adam) Keefe, Jenna (J.R.) Casteel, Frankie (Christy) Wellman, Craig (Megan)
Wellman, Terra (Justin) Dannehold, Austin (Kirsti) Hardy, Andrew (Shelby) Hardy, Janet
(Carl) Webb, Devin (Keara) Weber, Tyler (Carrie) Poulter, Trudie (Phillip) Manke, and
Tanner (Sarah) Poulter; great grandchildren, Olivia and Johnny Keefe, J.D. and Jayleigh
Casteel, Addison and Alaina Wellman, Payton and Aubrey Wellman, Myla and Hudson
Dannehold, Cora Martin, Kim Webb, Colin and Maggie Weber, Violet and Amelia
Poulter, Rowan Manke, and Samual, Paxton and Max Poulter; siblings, Levon Hemming
and Jim Neil, both of Quincy; and a sister-in-law, Betty Smith.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dennis Smith; siblings, Richard
Neil, Virginia Wilson and Donald Neil; and a sister-in-law, Pat Gray.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 12, 2024, at Printy Funeral Home
in Hamilton with burial to follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Hamilton. Visitation will be
held from 3:00 to 7:00 PM Thursday at Printy Funeral Home in Hamilton with family
meeting friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul’s
Christian United Church of Christ in Fowler or the Hamilton United Methodist Church.
Printy Funeral Home of Hamilton is in charge of arrangements.