Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smalley, Sherron L (Blanding) March 10, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com May 24, 2013, 11:05 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard - March 15, 2011 Sherron L. Smalley, 63, of Portland passed away March 10, 2011. She was born Jan. 25, 1948 in Greenville, the daughter of Daniel and Lilian (Hughes) Blanding II. Sherron married Lester Smalley April 7, 1967 in Greenville. She used to attend St. Paul Episcopal Church in Greenville and later Ionia Church of the Nazarene. She worked in a group home in Grand Ledge and later did some in home care. Sherron also worked a Rite Aid in Portland for 10 years. Her favorite thing in life was her family, being a wife, mother and grandmother. Sherron is survived by her loving husband of almost 43 years, Lester Smalley of Portland; children, Scott (Tracy) Smalley of Saranac, Mark (Katie) Smalley of Ionia and Lisa Smalley of Grand Rapids; brothers, Daniel (Beverly) Blanding III of Lyons, Alan (Nancy) Blanding of Sheridan, Les (Maggee) Blanding of England and Bruce Wittcopp of Greenville; sisters Vicky (Tom) Pylman of Byron Center and Tammy (Joe) Ritter of Sydney; grandchildren, Luke Smalley, Rachel Smalley, Kevin Smalley, Matthew Smalley, David Smalley and Elizabeth Smalley. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister Jeanette Blanding. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Ionia Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Kirk Starkweather officiating. Visitation will be held 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements by Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. Anyone wishing may make memorial contributions to American Diabetes Association. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smalley20466nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb