We have been feeling reflective, and it occurred to us that nearly every bit of gossip and cocktail-hour forecasting we heard about this year’s Philadelphia mayoral election has turned out to be true.
Diana Lynn Smith "Nannies", 68, of Fort Madison, died Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington surrounded by her family. Born December 29, 1954, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Lawrence Raymond and Patricia Ann Pitzer Rice. On May 26, 1978, she married Randall Dean Smith in Burlington, IA. He passed on January 9, 2023. Diana was a teaching associate for James Madison Middle School and Edward Stone Middle School. She worked at Head Start prior to that. Diana loved playing cards with her family, spending time with family, especially with her grandchildren, and she loved to go camping at the cabin. She also enjoyed Sister Night with her sisters and traveling with them to Ohio and Texas whenever she could. Survivors include her two daughters, Stephanie (Mathew) Kinneer of Burlington and Shayna (Jesse) Smith of Fort Madison; seven grandchildren, Malena (Tobin), and Claytin Kinneer, Randall, Laila, Harper, and Amelio Smith; thre
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