Mary Bell Smith

September 7, 1927 - May 12, 2016

Mary Bell Smith, 88, of Benton Harbor, died early Thursday morning, May 12, 2016 at the Hanson Hospice Center in Lincoln Township. Services celebrating her life will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, May 17, at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Harbor with Rev. William Hughes officiating. Burial will be at Crystal Springs Cemetery. The visitation will be held from 5 PM to 8 PM on Monday at the Fairplain Chapel. Please share memories, messages or photos at www.florin.net Mary Bell was born in Lexington, TN on Sept. 7, 1927 to Willie and Mollie (Rush) Todd. She moved to the area in 1941 and married Leroy Smith on Aug. 18, 1945. They were married for 25 years before he preceded her in death in 1971. She was an active member of the Freewill Baptist Church in Benton Harbor. Mary Bell was a hard worker and retired in 1991 from Bendix after 21 years of employment as a machine operator in the disc brake division. She was an avid supporter of the UAW. Mary Bell enjoyed being a part of her social Karaoke group and loved going shopping. She was an outgoing social person who liked people. She is survived by her children, Danny (Sally) Smith of Coloma and Glenda (Hector) Canales of Zeeland; her 6 grandchildren, Dan, Toni, Billy, Jamie, Anita, and Christopher; her 15 great-grandchildren; her 5 great great-grandchildren and her loving nieces, nephews, and friends. She was also preceded in death by her son, Billy Smith in 1994; by her grandson, Ronnie Smith in 1963, and her 4 brothers and 5 sisters.