Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, LaVern Floyd October 5, 2012
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Thurs. Oct. 11, 2012

LaVern Floyd Smith (Smitty), of Onekama, born Feb. 6, 1925 in Ionia, passed 
away Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 after a brief illness. 

He is survived by two daughters, Carol (Jim) Dunaway and Diane (Hugh) Dryer. 
Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Michell Harper, Molly Hosp, Jesse 
Dunaway, Sierra Dunaway, Leslie Bennett, Kelly Brockway and Jennifer Western; 
11 great-grandchildren; and many special friends.

He was preceded in death by a son, Frederick Jay.

LaVern was a veteran in the U.S. military, first serving with the U.S. Army in 
the South Pacific during World War II, and later with the U.S. Air Force during 
the Korean Conflict.

He retired to the Arcadia/Onekama area in 1981 after 30 years with the 
Department of Corrections in Ionia.

He was a member of the Ionia County Hunting and Fishing Club. He authored a few 
articles about fur trapping for the Fur, Fish and Game magazine. He was an avid 
outdoorsman and especially loved fishing, summer and winter. He also loved 
playing euchre and listening to books on tape in his later years. He will be 
sadly missed by all who knew him.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. at the Kaleva 
Baptist Church in Kaleva. The family has entrusted arrangements to the Johnson 
Funeral Home of Manistee, www.johnson-funeral-home.com.

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