Geraldine G. Smitley

Geraldine G. Smitley, 98, of Walnut Creek went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.

Born October 21, 1920 in Brewster she was a daughter of the late Ewell Logan and Eva Matilda Williams Napier. Geraldine was also preceded in death by her husband, Dale Smitley on July 26, 1997; brothers, Earl F., Lewis W. Napier and her beloved cat Sam.

Geraldine retired from Hospital Affiliated in Massillon after 30 years of service. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dover, Ruth Circle, and was instrumental in helping put together the monthly newsletter.

Geraldine is survived by her daughter, Dawn Smitley of Walnut Creek; brother, Howard Napier of Ooltewah, Tennessee; special friends, Abe and Susie Miller of Wilmot, and Linda Brown Stoyer of Brunswick, Georgia whom Geraldine considered her second daughter.

Private family services will be held with interment at the Dover Burial Park. The Toland-Herzig Funeral Home and Crematory at Dover is handling arrangements. Those wishing to express their fondest memories of Geraldine may do so by visiting the online obituaries link on the funeral home’s website.