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Interment and graveside services for Georgianna Smith will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler, Missouri. Contributions may be made to VFW. Services are under the direction of Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Butler (660-679-6555). Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
Georgianna Smith, age 101 of El Dorado Springs, Missouri passed away September 22, 2026 at Community Springs Healthcare Facility in El Dorado Springs. Georgianna was born April 1, 1925 in Amoret, Missouri to Holly and Zula (Collins) Pahlman.
Georgianna, one of three children, grew up on a farm in Virginia, Missouri. She attended Butler High School in Butler, Missouri and graduated in 1943. Georgianna also lived in Carthage, Springfield and El Dorado Springs, Missouri. She married Charles E. Smith on August 21, 1947 in Butler and to this union, one daughter was born–Sherry (Smith) Gilbert.
Georgianna’s work background was very extensive and diverse, including employment in the banking industry in Butler and working in the Carthage School District. She also had an extended work history with General Electric in Springfield, Missouri where they lived for greater than 40 years before moving to the El Dorado Springs area. In the late 1950s, Georgianna and Charles ran Camp Galilee for a time–then opened Spring Dinner House, a restaurant that was located where the now El Dorado Springs Municipal Swimming Pool sits.
Georgianna is survived by her son-in-law, Dennis Gilbert of El Dorado Springs, Missouri; granddaughter, Shelley and Chuck Johnson of El Dorado Springs, Missouri; grandson, Chris Gilbert of Lawerence, Kansas; great-grandchildren, Shelby, Blake and Breann (Steven) all of El Dorado Springs, Missouri and Chasdity (Jessy) Coonce of Rich Hill, Missouri; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Survivors also include many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were both parents; three sisters, Hazel, Betty and Dorthy; husband, Charles; and daughter, Sherry Gilbert.
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