Beverly “JoAn” Smith of Irrigon passed away on Oct. 13, 2020 in The Dalles at the age of 84.
She was born on Feb. 14, 1936 in Fossil to Oscar and Lola Bell Steagall Breeding.
JoAn attended school in Spray and graduated from Spray High School in the class of 1953. She married Floyd Smith at her parents’ home in Lexington on Jan. 8, 1955.
JoAn lived in the communities of Spray, Lexington and Irrigon. In her younger years, she worked as a homemaker and helped her husband with the family business, Smith Plumbing and Supplies. She later worked as a desk clerk for the Blue Chimney Auction in Hermiston. She was a coordinator for the Irrigon/Boardman Emergency Assistance Center for many years. She also was a foster grandparent at the AC Houghton Elementary School for several years.
JoAn was a longtime member of the Irrigon Assembly of God Church (currently Family Worship Center), where she played the piano. She also enjoyed baking for family and friends, going to yard sales and talking to family and friends on the phone. She was “Nannie” to her grandchildren, and she enjoyed going to her grandchildren’s and great grandchildren’s sporting events. Her family was the center of her life.
She is survived by a son, Oscar Smith; sister, Wanda Taylor; brother, Maxwell Breeding; six grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd in 1990; her daughter, Lola Humphreys in 2014; her parents; sister, Frieda; and a brother, Paul.
A private family burial will be at Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Irrigon.
To leave an online condolence for the family, please go to burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
RIP Aunt JoAn your with Uncle Floyd and the lord now. See you soon.
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