Darlene Smalley

She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Richard A. Smalley. Darlene was born in St. Louis, daughter of Robert F. and Loleta Ditmeyer, nee Simmons. To cherish her memory, Darlene also leaves children Amber (Patrick) Hutsler, Kimberly (Kyle Owens) Smalley, and Richard R. (Nikki Moonier) Smalley; sisters Barbara (Larry) Lindsey, and Karen (Greg) Farmer and the late Mary Castillio; brothers Dan (Jackie) Ditmeyer, Jerry Ditmeyer, and brother-in-law Darrell Castillo (husband of the late Mary K. Castillo). She was loving grandmother, aka “Doo dah”, to Rylan Davis, Colton and Coraleigh Owens, Cameron and Kayleigh Hutsler, and Liam and Paisley Smalley.

A memorial gathering and celebration of life will be held from 1 pm to 6 pm at Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home, 1081 Jeffco Blvd., Arnold, MO 63010 on Saturday, July 28th. At 6pm a ceremonial service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society are suggested; they can be contacted at (888) 557-7177 or on their website at http://www.lls.org/.