Lynnetta Levis Smith
Dixie and Steve, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your families during this time of need. I kindly remember Iva as a person who had touched so many lives. She opened her heart and home to family and friends. As a child i had always considered Iva and Lyman as another set of grandparents. So the day she married my grandfather my family was very elated knowing that Iva was now a part of our family. My mother (Sharon Wiker Levis) would say that she couldn't be anymore happier for the choice my grandpa had made for a wife. There was no getting used to adding Iva into our family because she had already been part of our family since i was a little girl. The many times when Iva and i would talk or during my visits with her, she would talk of my parents, Lyman and my grandpa and she would say that times were so different back then and how she missed the get togethers they would have. I especially remember the times when my family would go out to Iva and Lymans' farm so Iva, Lyman, my mom and dad (John Levis Jr.) could play cards late into the night. They would often end the evening with Dixie and my dad singing and playing the guitar. I often too miss those past times. I was and still am very proud to be her stepgrandaughter. Now since you have been called home may you rest in peace.
You will be missed but we will meet again some by day.