Owen Smith

1920 - 2016

SMITH, REV. OWEN JAMES, SR.; age 96; of Mt. Pleasant passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016, at home. Funeral Services for Rev. Owen Smith will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Clark Family Funeral Chapel with Pastor Doyle Perry officiating. A luncheon will follow in the Faith Indian Church of the Nazarene. Interment will take place in Denver Township Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2016 and will continue on Friday, May 27, 2016 from 12 noon until the time of Service at Clark Family Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Envelopes will be available at the funeral chapel. Owen was born on May 20, 1920, in Lansing, the son of James Louis and Lucy (Chingwash) Smith, Sr. He served during W.W.II in the Army Air Corps as a medic and attained the rank of Buck Sergeant First Class airman. Owen attended Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee, IL and in 1952 began his ministry career at Faith Indian Church of the Nazarene. He dedicated over 30 years in ministry working for the Nazarene North American Indian District. Owen married Dorothy Dozier on June 4, 1952, in Lansing. He was a member of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Faith Indian Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Owen Smith enjoyed reading, doing word search and bird aviary at Andahwod. Owen is survived by his wife, Dorothy Smith of Mt. Pleasant; his children, Dwight (Susanna Russo) Smith of San Francisco, Joyce Smith of Bethany, OK, Julie (Paul) Pego of Mt. Pleasant, and daughter-in-law Jeri Smith of Bethany, OK; 4 grandchildren, Michael Smith, Michelle Smith-Jaramillo, John Silversmith, David Silversmith; 1 great grandchild, Alex Smith; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Owen was preceded in death by his son, Owen Smith, Jr.; three brothers and one sister. You may view Owen’s obituary online and send a condolence to the family, light a memorial candle at www.clarkfuneralchapel.com