DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith #462, a 27-year-veteran of the Patrol, was shot and killed on Friday, April 9, 2021, while attempting to arrest a barricaded subject in Grundy Center. Iowans statewide share the Iowa State Patrol’s grief in the loss of Sergeant Jim Smith. The Patrol and the family of Sergeant Smith have announced the following schedule of public funeral services.

VISITATION:

THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021

3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Reiff Family Center-Funeral Home and Crematory

216 3rd Avenue SE

Independence, Iowa 50644

*MASKS ARE REQUIRED*

SERVICE: 

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021

10:00 a.m.

Independence Community High School

1207 1st Street West

Independence, Iowa 50644

*MASKS ARE REQUIRED*

OFFICIAL IOWA STATE PATROL SERGEANT JIM SMITH MEMORIAL FUND:

A memorial fund approved by the family has been established at BankIowa in Independence, Iowa. Interested persons can mail or drop off contributions to the Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith Memorial Fund at the BankIowa branch located at 305 Enterprise Drive, Independence, Iowa, 50644, or at any BankIowa branch located in Independence. The family intends to establish a memorial scholarship in remembrance of Sergeant Jim Smith.