Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Emaline Amanda 2007 ************************************************ 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: LaVonne I. Bennett lib@dogsbark.com May 19, 2010, 8:05 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard SMITH, EMALINE AMANDA (CONKEY) (MRS. GERALD DEXTER): IONIA SENTINEL-STANDARD, MI; July 5, 2007, page 2: "Obituaries - Emaline Amanda Smith, age 93, of Belding, Mich. died on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at Heartland Health & Rehabilitation in Ionia. She was born August 4, 1913 in Ellsworth, New Hampshire, the daughter of the late Albert & Olive (Heth) Conkey, Sr. She married Gerald Dexter Smith, who preceded her in death several years ago. Emaline was a homemaker and loved working in her garden and playing with her granddaughters and great granddaughters. Emaline is survived by 2 daughters and a son-in-law, Judie (Danny Ray) Fickie and Wanita Smith, both of Belding; 2 granddaughters Holly Zeller of Belding and Cheryl Batchelder of Greenville; 3 great-granddaughters, Nicole, Kelly and Allie Zeller all of Belding. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Emaline was preceded in death by her parents, Albert & Olive Conkey and her husband, Gerald Dexter Smith, 1 brother and several sisters. Per Emaline's wishes there will be no services held, a private interment has taken place. The family requested that those wishing make a contribution in Emaline's name to the Ionia County Commission on Aging, 115 Hudson St., Ionia, MI 48846. The family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Brigham Funeral Chapel, Belding, Mich." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith5410gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb