Linda Gail Smith

On January 30th 2018 Linda Gail Smith left this earthly life to join her Lord Jesus Christ in the Promised Land. We all knew her as Gail who is survived by her husband of 54 years L.I. Buddy Smith, daughters Monica Marie Smith and Kimberly Marie Bossert. Three grandchildren Jordan Smith 18, Grayson Bossert 9 and Abigail Bossert 7, and her sister Cecilia K Martin. Gail was born in Donaldsonville, Georgia on 1/10/1945 to her parents Cecil and Luvernie Drake who was known to all as Beanie or B. The Drakes moved to Everglades City to join other family members when Gail was 6 months old and she greatly enjoyed the small town friendships and finished high school in 1963. She continued her education at Sherwin Williams Business School in Miami. In 1964 she married her high school sweetheart Buddy Smith and moved to Ft Myers for her employment at Lee County Bank plus being a homemaker and mother to their oldest daughter Monica. The family lived in Ft. Myers until 1972 when Buddy's employment with IBM Corporation required them to relocate to Naples. Gail continued working in the business field mostly with Baron Collier Corporation, until the birth of her first grandson, Jordan, at which time she took early retirement. Gail loved her grandchildren to the fullest and loved the name Nanny to all three grandchildren. Gail was a faithful and loving member at First Baptist Church Naples for 46 years knowing the love she felt for her Church Family was always returned in love. Gail not only looks forward to being in Heaven with her Birth Family but also all the Church Family Members that have gone on before her.

Visitation with family will be held at First Baptist Church Naples, 3003 Orange Blossom Dr, in the commons area on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 10:00am and followed by a Celebration of her Life at 11:00am in the First Baptist Church Chapel.

A private family entombment will be at Naples Memorial Gardens following the services.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Children's Awana Ministry.