Judy worked with her parents in the family-owned photography studio, Elgin Smith's Studio 35, for most of her life. She was a member of the Professional Photographers Assoc. Judy, along with her mother, was an active member of the ABWA. She shared her love of gardening with both of her parents, her daughter and two grandchildren as members of the TGOA/OPGOA Garden Club.
Judy loved to go on cruises with other cruise friends that she met when traveling. She was particularly fond of the Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Lines. Judy was a member of The Colonial Church in Prairie Village and loved to spend her mornings with the Silver Sneakers at the YMCA.
Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Elgin and Dorothy Smith and a brother Jack Smith. She is survived by a son, Stan (Tara) Schuck and a daughter, Sherra Schuck; four grandchildren, Mikael, Preston, Nicki and Skyler; a sister, Sue Bastian and two nieces, two nephews and their families.
A Memorial Service life will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 17 at The Colonial Church in Prairie Village, 7039 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208. A Committal of Ashes Service will follow in Mtount Moriah Cemetery South, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1120 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64105.