Gwendolyn Iona Smith Eaton, a resident of Eufaula, Alabama, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026, at her daughter’s home in Eclectic, Alabama. She was 75 years old.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Glover Funeral Home Chapel in Eufaula with Chaplain Stacy Austin officiating. The burial will be held at Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia, at 1:00 p.m. CST. A visitation will be held from 9:00-9:45 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
Gwen was born on March 6, 1950, to the late Rev. Robert Lee and Nancy Elizabeth Dixon Smith. She spent all her life serving the Lord and enjoyed going to church and reading her Bible. Gwen loved her family and friends and as her health declined, she enjoyed being able to talk on the phone with them. Gwen was of the Pentecostal faith.
She is preceded in death by her parents; son, Tim Eaton; sister, Nancy Hartin; two brothers, Robert “Buddy” Smith and Kenneth Smith; loving partner, Larry Sawyer.
Left to cherish her memories are her three daughters, Kimberly Kaye Wilson (Pete), Sherry Elizabeth Hooks (Tony), and April Gwendolyn Adkison (Nick); sister, Marcia Robinson; eight grandchildren, Kelly Carter, Timothy Phillips, Dylan Tyler, Ashlee Tyler, Jayleigh Adkison, Carley Adkison, Faith Adkison, and CJ Adkison; nine great-grandchildren; several beloved nieces and nephews.
Asked to serve as pallbearers are Tim Kilpatrick, Tony Hooks, Dylan Tyler, Hunter Carter, Joshua Hartin, and Demetrius Hooks.
Honorary pallbearer will be Timothy Phillips.
The family would like to express their love and gratitude to Ivy Creek Hospice for the wonderful care they provided Gwen during her time of need.
Glover Funeral Home of Eufaula was entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 687-5725. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
