Neva Pace Smith

Neva Pace Smith - 97, passed away June 5, 2013, in St. George, Utah. She was born December 18, 1915, in Delta, UT, to Leslie D. and Elsie Geneva Cook Pace. Neva married Ross Ward Robinson September 5, 1935 at Salt Lake City. The marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple. They had three children, a daughter and two sons. August 7, 1970 Ross died of a massive heart attack at the Elko County Hospital, Elko, Nevada. The family mourned the death of husband and father, and after staying in Elko until 1972, moved to Salt Lake City. Neva was a well known artist, and after her husband passed away, was able to support herself through her art. She had a lovely studio in Elko, and after moving to Salt Lake City, she had a shop at Cottonwood Mall. She was an art teacher and a member of the Elko Chamber of Commerce. She loved nature and the beautiful things in life, but most of all she loved her family and friends. They always came first in her life. Her fervent desire was to return to her Heavenly Father with her family and loved ones. Neva loved young people and was the Primary president twice and Young Women’s president twice in both Utah and Nevada. She held many other positions in the church, both ward and stake. She had a strong testimony of the Gospel. She composed many poems and enjoyed record keeping and genealogy, compiling many books for her family and posterity. Neva married Kenneth B. Smith at Salt Lake City on January 31, 1987. They enjoyed a beautiful, peaceful life together, sharing the same feelings and beliefs about life and religion. They belonged to the St. George 2nd Ward and loved their wonderful friends and neighbors in both the ward and at Meadow Creek. They not only had a deep love for each other but for their combined families. Neva is survived by her husband, Kenneth B. Smith, her children, Bob (Jeannie Johnston) Robinson of St. George, Utah and Steven (married to Ann Stark) Robinson of Danville, California, as well as six grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, and two sisters, Orvetta Groom and Eva Dean Moody. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 10, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Delta 3rd Ward LDS Chapel197 S. 300 W., Delta, UT. A visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until time of service also at the chapel. Interment will follow at the Delta City Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to share condolences online at www.serenicareofstgeorge.com. Arrangements are under the direction of SereniCare of St. George, UT 986-2085.

Neva Pace Smith

December 18, 1915 - June 5, 2013