- Steven L. Smith, 40 of Himes Street, Huntington, died at 1:26 PM Saturday, August 24, 2002 at the Goshen General Hospital in Goshen, Indiana. Mr. Smith was employed for the past nine (9) years as a production worker at Hayes-Lemmerz Corporation in Huntington. Previously he was employed as the Receiving Manager at Scotts Food Store at the Coventry location in southwest Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Mr. Smith was a 1980 graduate of Lakewood High School in Lake Odessa, Michigan. He was a 1985 graduate of Huntington College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He earned a second Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Huntington College in 1994. He was currently a graduate student at Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne, working toward his Masters of Business Administration.
Steve accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at the age of five and was an active member of the College Park United Brethren Church in Huntington where he sang in the Sanctuary Choir, sang in the Mens Quartet, and was a Sunday School teacher with the High School class. He was the 1997 Convention Chairman for Pentacon (a miniature war games club) that was held in Fort Wayne for which he received the Samuel H. Hannah Award for promoting economic development in Fort Wayne. He was an avid student of World War II and Vietnam War history. He also enjoyed airplanes and aviation history.
Mr. Smith was born December 31, 1961 in Huntington, Indiana, the son of Theron Lee and Helen Ann (Howery) Smith. His parents survive and live in Lansing, Michigan. He was united in marriage to Linda L. Baker on July 3, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan. His wife survives and lives in Huntington, Indiana.
Additional survivors include: three daughters, Elizabeth Celle Smith, Brianna Ruth Smith, and Rebekah Lynne Smith all at home; a brother, Mr. Stacy (and wife Jamie) Smith of Redford, Michigan; a paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ida Smith of Holt, Michigan.
He was preceded in death by a paternal grandfather, Elden Smith and his maternal grandparents, Robert and Esther Howery.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 - 4:00 PM and from 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at the Myers Funeral Home, Huntington Chapel, 2901 Guilford Street, Huntington, Indiana.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at the College Park United Brethren Church, 1945 College Avenue, Huntington, Indiana, with Rev. Brent A. Birdsall and Rev. Mark Ralph officiating. There will be one hour of calling prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.
Interment will be in the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Huntington, Indiana.
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