A memorial visitation will be held tomorrow at Dunn's Funeral Home, Iowa, for Gordon Smart, founder of US coin-op amusement manufacturer Smart Industries, who sadly passed away aged 79, at his home, on April 21.
Born on January 17, 1932, in Creston, Iowa, in 1948 he entered the US Army. With the exception of his military service, Gordon spent his entire life in Iowa, primarily in the Des Moines area.
In 1951, in Lehigh, Iowa, he married Lavonne Ball, with whom he had two children, Jeffrey Thomas Smart and Nancy Smart Singh. They divorced in 1992 and he married Mary Sharratt in January of 1998.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by his twin brother, Jerome Melvin Smart. Gordon is survived by his wife of 13 years, Mary Smart, son Jeff Smart, daughter Nancy Singh, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the John Stoddard Cancer Center, Iowa Health Hospice, the Variety Club of Iowa, or the Iowa Veterans Cemetery.
