Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Lulu February 21, 1966 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net June 25, 2010, 3:09 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Monday, February 21, 1966 Death came Monday morning to Mrs. Lulu Benedict Smith, 88, of 330 Harter Street, lifelong resident of Ionia vicinity. She died at Ionia Manor following a two year illness. Mrs. Smith was an employee of register of deeds and judge of probate offices of Ionia county several years. She was born in Berlin township September 12, 1877, daughter of Abel and Harriet LeValley Benedict, and attended Benedict school and Lansing Business university. Her husband, Herbert Smith, to whom she was married September 8, 1938, died in August 1959. Mrs. Smith was a member of Lincoln Avenue Baptist church. Surviving are a sister, Hattie Benedict; two brothers, Ira L. benedict of Glendale, California, and Dr. L. D. Benedict of Ionia; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon at Myers funeral home with the Rev. Clifford Owens officiating. Burial will be at Balcom cemetery. A memorial for Lincoln Avenue Baptist church has been established for Mrs. Smith. Contributions will be accepted at the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith6060nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb