Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Gertrude R. 1967 ************************************************ 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 August 20, 2010, 8:17 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, December 5, 1967 Mrs. Gertrude R. Smith, 69, of 528 Earle, Belding died early Monday evening at Butterworth hospital in Grand Rapids after an illness of eight months. She was born February 4, 1898 in Homer, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Peters. September 1, 1929 she was married to Clayton M. Smith in Port Huron and he survives. Before retirement she was a teacher at Ellis school in Belding, member of Greens corners Baptist church and Michigan Education association. Besides her husband she leaves tow daughters, Mrs. Craig Baird of Port Huron, Mrs. Donald Francoeur of Plymouth; two sons, Clayton M. of Mt. Clemens and Levant E. of Lansing; eight grandchildren. Funereal services will be on Thursday at 2 p.m. at Green Corners Baptist church with Rev. Gene Sickler officiating. Further services and burial will be conducted Friday in Port Huron. Family will be at Fitzjohn Courser funeral home in Belding Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A memorial has been established for the American Cancer Society. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith8463nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb