Gary Lyn Smith Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Gary Lyn Smith of Benton, Illinois, who passed away on August 17, 2025 at the age of 77. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gary Lyn Smith to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his parents, William "Bill" Smith and Birdie Smith (Roberts); and his siblings, Ernest Smith, Bob Smith, Dale Smith, John Smith, Sharon Heinrich (Smith), Eunice Conner (Smith), Mary Lou Hobbie (Smith), Dorothy Cockrum (Smith), Edna Fotheringham (Smith) and Belinda Sue Smith (Stillborn).

He is survived by: his children, Brandon Smith (Nichole Colvin), Chastity Smith, Lily Smith and Geraldine Smith; his grandchildren, Jersey Smith, Halle Smith, Charli Smith, Zina Smith (Clay Richardson) and Skye Carlisle; his great grandchildren, Hadley Richardson and Atticus Richardson; and his siblings, Jeannette Tasky (Smith), Nita Adams (Smith), Geneva Smith, Judith Ward (Michael), Gene Smith and Jim Smith (Virginia).