Joanne Heller Smith

Funeral services for Joanne Smith, 72, of Giddings, Texas are scheduled for 2 p.m., June 25 at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church in Giddings with Father James Olnhausen officiating.

Burial will follow in the Giddings City Cemetery. Visitation is on from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., June 24 and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 25 at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings. The family will be present for visitation from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., June 24. A Rosary will be recited Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Joanne Heller Smith was born on Nov. 27, 1941, in Boise, Idaho. She was united in marriage to Dorwin Smith on April 9, 1997. Joanne was a medical technologist having worked for many years at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan, Texas and retiring from Valley Hospital in Palmer. She was a member of the Giddings New Horizons Lions Club and served on the Alaska State Board of Nursing. She was a strong member of the Catholic faith and enjoyed gardening.

Joanne passed away unexpectedly the morning of June 19, 2014, at her home in Giddings.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Joanne is survived by her husband, Dorwin Smith of Giddings; two daughters and sons-in-law, Teri and Mike Belyeu of Giddings and Kristine and Chris Boehm of Florence, Montana; six grandchildren, Ashton Booth and her husband, Caleb of Giddings, Brittany Belyeu of Giddings, Heather Belyeu of Giddings, Regan Boehm of Florence, Montana, Kendall Boehm of Florence, Montana and Garrett Boehm of Florence, Montana; and a sister and brother-in-law, Diane and Chuck Robertson of Boise, Idaho.

Serving as pallbearers are Caleb Booth, Dennis Smith, Brian Smith, Lance Smith, Steve Jatzlau, Tim Langham and Brian Fischer. Honorary pallbearers will be Garrett Boehm, Marcus Escalante and Marty Bigham.

Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements are by Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home, Giddings, Texas.