Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, James E. 2006 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net August 28, 2014, 1:14 pm Greenville Daily News, 13 Nov 2006 James E. “Jim” Smith, 71, of Grattan Township, Belding, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, Nov. 12, 2006, at his home. Jim was born Nov. 28, 1934, in Belding, the son of Carrol and Eileen Bolenbaugh Smith. Jim graduated from Belding High School with the class of 1953. Jim was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Parnell. He was married Oct. 27, 1956, in Belding to Carol Geisen. He and Carol owned Belding Printing Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1999. Jim also served on the editorial board of The Daily News. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Carol; their children, Greg and Carolyn Smith, Matt and Dyan Smith, all of Belding; four special grandchildren, Steve, Kevin, Lori and Dana; and two cousins, Beverly VanHoose, Bob and Gayla Burgess. Mass of Christian burial is 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Parnell with Fathers Ron Hutchinson and Rock Badgerow officiating. Interment will follow in St. Patrick Cemetery. The family will greet relatives and friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding, and one hour before Mass on Wednesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be given to the Alvah N. Belding library fund or a charity of one’s choice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith27749nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb