Robert E. Smith, 85, of Hills, Iowa, formerly of Newton, died on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2012, at the Atrium Village in Hills, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Congregational United Church of Christ, 308 E. Second St. N. in Newton. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at the church.

Memorials to Newton Community Educational Foundation, Iowa 4-H Foundation, Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton, or Iowa City Hospice may be left at the church at the time of the visitation & service or they also may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add, Attn: Smith Family on the envelope.