Jean Coates Smith Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on September 19, 2025, at the age of 88, Jean Coates Smith of Kansas City, Missouri passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jean Coates Smith to pay them a last tribute.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Jean Coates is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Jean Coates' spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her husband Gad C. Smith. She is survived by: her siblings, Carol Halvorson and Nick Coates; her children, Katherine Smith Kross (Glenn Powell), G. Clarke Smith, Jr. (Beth Hogerty), Sara Smith Honan (Bill) and Brian C. Smith (Alex Struck); and her grandchildren, Callie Smith, Olive Honan, Graham Smith and Liam Smith.
In lieu of flowers, the family invites memorial contributions to the Rocky Mountain Conservancy, PO Box 3100, Estes Park, CO 80517 rmconservancy.org - a place close to her heart, or simply take a quiet walk outdoors and think of Mom.
