- Date Of Birth: July 25, 1932
- Date Of Death: January 27, 2009
- State: Indiana
Francis L. “Lee” Smith, 76, of Elkhart, died at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 27, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness.
He was born July 25, 1932, in Dark County, Ohio, to Chester and Ruth (Trump) Smith. On March 31, 1979, he married Sharon R. Green in Jones, Mich.
She survives along with two daughters, Jeannie Mason of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Sherrie (William) Bohm of Centerville, Mich.; one son, Leslie J. (Susan) James of Bristol; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one sister, Marilyn (Tom) Behnken of Brookville, Ohio.
One brother, Carl Smith, preceded him in death.
Mr. Smith was in the heating and air conditioning business for nearly 55 years. He began working at Wayant Heating and Air Conditioning before opening his own business, Lee Smith Heating, servicing homes for 45 years in south-central Michigan.
He was an avid reader and loved Louis L’Amour western novels and reading his Bible. He enjoyed watching football on television and old John Wayne westerns.
