Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Alice Ann (Anderson) July 22, 2019
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Wed.July 31, 2019

ALICE ANN SMITH, 76
Alice Ann Smith (Anderson-Brown), 76, of Coopersville, formerly of Cedar 
Springs, Caledonia, and Ionia, passed away Tuesday, July 22,2019. She was 
born in Perry, MI. and was preceded in death by her father Carl Anderson, 
mother and stepfather Helen and John Brockway, step-son Timothy Smith and 
brother Ron Anderson.

Alice graduated with a degree in education from Michigan State University and 
began her teaching career at Ovid-Elsie schools. She took time away from 
teaching to raise her children and then returned to teaching later in life 
obtaining her Master's degree from Calvin College and taught special 
education at Grand Rapids Public Schools, retiring in 2009. Alice considered 
her greatest accomplishments were being a mother, grandmother and teacher. 

She enjoyed gardening, reading, and doing arts and craft work.
Alice leaves behind her husband of 23 years, Charles Smith Sr.; children, 
Carl (Amy) Brown, Chuck (Deanna) Brown and Hillary (Bryan) Kraak; step-son, 
Charles "JR" Smith jr; grandchildren, Jennifer Schon, Nathan Brown and Cassie 
Brown; great grandson, Nolan Schon.

Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held 5 p.m- 7 p.m. Tuesday, 
Aug. 6, 2019, at the Throop Funeral Home, 214 Church St. Coopersville, with a 
memorial service at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening following the visitation.

An Online guestbook may be signed at throopfh.com
Throop Funeral Home Coopersville 616-837-8161.

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