Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Wayne C. January 27, 1997 ************************************************ 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 February 1, 2014, 3:32 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Jan. 1997 IONIA- Wayne C. Smith, 81, of Easton Township died early Monday, Jan. 27, 1997 at Gratiot Community Hospital in Alma. He was born Nov. 2, 1915 in Easton Township, the son of Verne and Lillian (Zimmerman) Smith and spent most of his life at the family home with the exception of time spent in Muskegon. He was educated in Ionia Schools, and was married on April 22, 1939 in Belding to the former Isabelle Treynor. He was employed for 37 years at the Ionia County Road Commission as a truck driver, retiring in 1980. He was an avid woodworker and sports fan. He is survived by one daughter, Caroline L. (John) McKinnon of Greenville; four grandchildren, Carrie (Richard) Rasmussen, Michael McKinnon, Jenny McKinnon and David McKinnon, all of Greenville; two great grandchildren, Cassandra and Joshua Rasmussen of Greenville; one sister, Maxine (Hersel) Lake of Lake City; two sisters-in-law, Emaline Smith of Belding and Eleanor Smith of Tenn.; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Isabelle, on Oct. 22, 1984; two sons, Dale in 1986 and Harry Smith in 1988; three brothers, Gerald, Alden and Asaph Smith. Additional Comments: Easton Cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith23893nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb