Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Lloyd T. March 4, 1957
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-March 1957

L.T.Smith Died Early Monday
Lloyd T. Smith, 64, for 35 years principal of Ionia high school and vice-
president of the Ionia County National Bank Ionia, died in the Ionia County 
Memorial hospital Monday morning about 9 a.m.

He had been ill since before his retirement in April 1956 and for the past 
week had been critically ill. He had undergone emergency surgery more than a 
week ago in an effort to save his life.

Principal Smith came to Ionia in 1919 from River Rouge high school where he 
was principal after serving in the United States in World War I. He was a 
native of Marquette where he attended the Marquette schools, being graduated 
in 1911. He entered the University of Michigan and received his bachelor of 
arts degree there in 1916, later earning his masters degree from the 
university. He also had work at Michigan State University and Harvard.

In 1919 after his Army service he was named Ionia high school principal, a 
post he retained until last April when failing health forced his retirement.

Mr and Mrs Smith were married in Ionia, December 10, 1920.

During his many years as a leader of youth in Ionia, Mr Smith became a 
personal friend of thousands of Ionia youngsters who carried that friendship 
through the years.

Last fall during the Ionia-Hastings football game the Ionia high school 
alumni association honored Mr Smith at a between-halves ceremony during which 
he was presented with a framed citation and an engraved gold wrist watch.

During his early years as principal Mr Smith acted as coach and athletic 
adviser until full time coaching staffs were appointed. For many years he was 
the athletic department manager in charge of game scheduling and business 
direction which included preparing the school and its facilities for 
contests. He was identified with many athletic conferences and leagues of 
which Ionia high school was a member and served those league groups as 
president and in other official capacities.

He belonged to many civic groups in the Ionia area. As a director of the 
Ionia county National Bank he served many years as its vice-president. He has 
been associated with the Ionia Elks, the Country club and the Ionia Masons. 
He had served as an officer in the Michigan Secondary School associations and 
attended regularly meetings of principals of high schools with in the state.

He was past commander of the Ionia American Legion post and was active in 
affairs of the Episcopalian church of which he was a senior warden for 25 
years and had been treasurer and senior lay reader.

For many years Mr Smith had been manager of the Ionia Free Fair's grandstand 
and was in charge of all ticket takers during the annual exposition.

Surviving are his wife, Ruth; two daughters, Mrs. John Mowatt of Harter 
street, Ionia and Mrs. Percy Guest of Birmingham, and five grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been made but services are expected to be 
conducted from the Episcopal church Thursday morning.

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