Gail Smith
Grinnell, Iowa
Gail Smith, 78, of Grinnell, IA and formerly of Rock Island, IL, died on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center.A private family burial will be held at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery in Rock Island.Memorials may be designated to the Grinnell Booster Club and mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home and Crematory, PO Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112. Memories and condolences may be shared with Gail’s family online at www.smithfh.com.Gail Marie (Kempf) Smith was born on January 5, 1948, in Eureka, Illinois, the daughter of Ervin and Alice (Miller) Kempf. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the Class of 1966.On May 22, 1971, she was united in marriage to Lyle Eugene Smith in Peoria, Illinois. The couple made their home in Peoria, where they began their family, including Lyle’s two children, Brett and Brenda, and their first daughter,…