Foster Smtih

Foster Smith, 92, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Callaway District Hospital in Callaway. Foster was born January 10, 1919, in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Foster was the son of Russell and Rhoda (Speas) Smith. He was married to the love and the center of his life, LaVonne Myers, for 69 years. Foster graduated from Callaway High School and attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln where he was a lettering member of the wrestling team. He remained an avid Husker sports fan. Foster’s second love was the land, the crops it produced, and the animals it would sustain. He believed if you treated the land with special care that it would provide a fulfilling life for the family he cherished. Foster was a prominent community member, rancher, and farmer. Not only was he instrumental in helping create a better environment in the area he loved, he made his dreams come true by serving on and leading many community and government organizations including the Federal Land Bank, the Callaway Public School Board, and Co-Op Boards (Oil, creamery, and Farmer’s Elevator). Foster was also instrumental in helping to bring improved medical services to Callaway. He was a member of Callaway United Methodist Church. Foster celebrated life by pursuing the long, difficult, but often rewarding task of being a farmer and a gentleman. He will be missed by family and friends alike. Foster is survived by his loving wife, LaVonne, three sons, Steve (Mary) of Fort Collins, CO; Gene (Becky) of Lincoln, NE; and Tom (Pat) of Callaway; eight grandchildren, Dan Smith (Michelle) of Columbus, NE; Dave Smith (Kim) of Newton, KS; Brian Smith (Amy) , Jason Smith (Teresa), and Jerall Smith all of Lincoln, NE; Brad Smith of Vancouver, BC; Liana Hrupek (Jeff) of Callaway, NE; and Ryan Smith (Megan) of Kearney, NE; and nine great-grandchildren. Foster is also survived by special in-laws, Bob and Bonnie Myers and Chuck and Donna Myers of Callaway, NE, plus many beloved nieces and nephews. Services will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Callaway, Nebraska with Reverend Roger Gillming officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Callaway. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 25, 2011, from 6-8 p.m. at the Timm-Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Callaway, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested, in lieu of flowers, to the Callaway Hospital Foundation, PO Box 100, Callaway, Nebraska 68825 or to the charity of your choice. Timm-Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Callaway, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements. Please forward online condolences to the family through: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com.