Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Myrtie E. (Burriss) 1969 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net March 15, 2015, 11:20 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 17 Jun 1969 Mrs. Myrtie E. Smith, 87, died Tuesday morning at the Ionia Manor where she had been the past seven years. She was born in Ionia township, September 15, 1881 the daughter of Clinton Burriss and Mary Jane Croel Buriss. She was married to Byron L. Smith, June 19, 1900 and he died in 1950. They operated Smith Greenhouse which was later known as Smith Flower shop and later purchased by daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Halsted. A member of the First Christian church, she also belonged to Mrs. Preston Sunday school class, Social Hour club and former member of Beatrice Rebekah lodge, Royal Neighbors and past president of Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary. Surviving are three daughters Mrs. Howard Roush and Mrs. Ford Halsted of Ionia and Mrs. Clyde Croel of Williamston, five grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be on Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Stone-Kauffman funeral home. Entombment will be at Highland Park mausoleum. Family will be at the funeral home Wednesday from 7 until 9 p.m. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith30134nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb