Bernadine "Bunny" (Coleman) Smith (86) of Altamont

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Published on March 10 2022 10:09 am

Bernadine “Bunny” (Coleman) Smith, 86, of Altamont, IL passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, IL.

Graveside funeral services will be Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. at Arborcrest Memorial Park, Effingham, IL. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Gieseking Funeral Home, Altamont. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ballard Nature Center, Meals on Wheels or the donor’s choice.

Bunny was born Monday, July 22, 1935, in Paxton, IL to Charles E. and Christie (Rodgers) Coleman. She married Hubert Smith on May 7, 1951 and he preceded her in death on January 26, 2019.

Survivors are daughter Sherry (John) Robertson of Altamont; twin sister Geraldine “Gerry” Brown of Rienzi, MS; grandchildren Brittny (Nick) Gipson of Dieterich, Beau (Stephanie) Morrison of Altamont, Chance Morrison of Altamont and Cyrena (Daniel) Urbik of Olathe, KS; great-grandchildren Logan, Owen and Jackson Gipson, Elizabeth, Quinn and Liam Morrison, Gemma, Titus and Leo Urbik; brother-in-law Lloyd Smith of Mt. Zion and sister-in-law Irene Smith of Altamont.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; daughter Melody Morrison; sisters Charlene (Charles) McGuire, Nina (Bill) Brown, Helen (Curtis) Eiland, Anita Coleman and brother Cecil Coleman; sisters-in-law Marie Bannick, Nadine (Lee) Antonides, Evelyn (Charles) Clagg, Maxine (Frank) Belinsky, and Mary Ann Smith; brothers-in-law Warren Smith and Earl (Shirley) Smith.

Bunny worked for the Effingham County ASCS office for more than 30 years. She also helped her husband Hubert manage their grain and livestock farm along with Bunny’s Berries, where they sold strawberries and blueberries from the farm. Bunny will be remembered for her wit and bubbly personality. Her front door was always open, and a visitor welcomed with a cup of hot coffee. Sunday dinners at Grandma Bunny’s were a weekly tradition the family cherished.

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