Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Christopher J. February 4, 2020 ************************************************ 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: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net February 5, 2021, 4:06 pm Ionia Shopper's Guide-Sat. February 8, 2020 SMITH Christopher "Chris" J. Smith, 34, of Ionia, passed away Tuesday evening, February 4, 2020 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Chris was born on May 30, 1985 in Ionia, the son of David and Barbara (Martin) Smith. He graduated from Ionia High School with the class of 2003. In earlier years he was a member of the 4-H. Chris enjoyed camping, video games, lego's, Harry Potter and his animals. Chris married Kelsi Brynn Mitchell in Lowell on October 14, 2017. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Chris is loved and survived by his wife; Kelsi, parents; David (Barbara) Smith of Lyons, brother and sister-in-law Carl (Katrina) Smith of Ionia, sisters and brother-in-law; Kashinda Smith (Ron Slagel) of Belding; Ivan, grandmother; Laura Martin of Lyons, and grandparents Duane (Judy) Smith, Kelsi's family, parents E. (Lynn) Mitchell of Lowell, siblings; Kile (Brook) Mitchell of Ionia and Kennedy (Noah) Henderson of Chicago, nephews; Liam and Isaiah, his canine buddy Azar. Chris was preceded in death by his grandfather; Aloysius Martin, grandmother; Addie Martin and great- grandparents; Jeannette and Ivan Smith, cousins; Christopher and Brittany. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, February 8, 2020 at the First Baptist Church, Lowell with Pastor Jon Pickens officiating. A luncheon will follow the service at church,. Visitation will be on hour before the service at church. Committal prayers will be in Eaton Township Cemetery at 2:00 PM on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the family. Envelopes will be available at church or Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding where funeral care has been entrusted. To leave a message of condolence for Chris, light a candle in his memory and or order flowers, please visit www.jffh.cm File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith39702nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb