Ione Diane Smart Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 27, 2025, at the age of 99, Ione Diane Smart in Sidney, Montana passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Ione may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Curtis and Ethel Curtis; her husband James Ray Smart; her siblings, Max Curtis and Joan Evenson; her daughter Susan; and her grandson Justin Smart.
She is survived by: her children, Steve Smart (Pat) of Three Forks, John Smart (Sonja) of Cascade Montana, Mark Smart (Deb) of Ulm Montana and Cathy Meehan (Bob) of Great Falls, Montana. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.