Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Ella Kathleen August 29, 2013 ************************************************ 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 January 20, 2015, 7:07 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Aug. 8, 2013 Ella Kathleen Smith, 93, of Wayne, Mich., died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. She was born April 11, 1920, in Ionia to the late Hal and Jenny Orser. She married Robert L. Smith on July 3, 1942 in Ionia. He died May 19, 2013. Prior to World War II, Mrs. Smith taught in a one room school house in Ionia County. In the late 1960's, she began working as a teacher's aide with Wayne Westland School District. She was a member of the Wayne Golden Hour Club, an avid reader, and loved tending to her flowers. She is survived by three children, Kayla (Ken) Vineyard, Greg (Barbara) Smith and Douglas Smith; six grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a sister- in-law, Yvonne Smith. A memorial visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, at the Wayne Activity & Banquet Center, 35000 Sims Ave., Wayne, Mich., 48184. A brief service to celebrate her life will be held at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Wayne. Memorials may be made to the Wayne Golden Hour Club c/o Parks and Recreation Dept. 4635 Howe Road, Wayne, MI 48184. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith29640nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb