Evelyn Anne Smith, age 39, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away suddenly on June 28, 2022, in Grass Lake, Michigan, following a longstanding battle with severe mental illness.
Evelyn was born on January 22,1983, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She graduated with honors from Huron High School, earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Michigan and a Master of Social Work degree from Washington University of St. Louis, MIssouri. She worked with at-risk youth as a social worker.
Evelyn was also a musician, and was an accomplished singer, pianist, and cellist. She studied at the Berkelee College of Music in Boston in a singer/songwriter program and also in music production. She was an accomplished yoga practitioner and certified yoga teacher, as well as a loom weaver. She was a lifelong Episcopalian. Her kind and generous spirit will be missed by all who knew her.
Evelyn is survived by her mother, father, and brother.
She was predeceased by her grandparents, Jordan Stokes and Anne Sory Brown of Springfield, and Robert Wesley and Charmian Ettinger Smith of Arlington, Virginia.
Evelyn enjoyed many visits with her grandparents in Springfield.
A memorial service was held on August 15, 2022 at the First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A brief service of committal will be held on Thursday, September 1 at 11 am, in the chapel of Austin and Bell Funeral Home on Walnut St. in Springfield, preceded by a time of visitation with the family at 10 am, and followed by inurnment of ashes at Elmwood Cemetery and a lunch at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society of Huron Valley (www.hshv.org) or American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org).
"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." —Romans 14:8 (NIV)
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
Evelyn was born on January 22,1983, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She graduated with honors from Huron High School, earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Michigan and a Master of Social Work degree from Washington University of St. Louis, MIssouri. She worked with at-risk youth as a social worker.
Evelyn was also a musician, and was an accomplished singer, pianist, and cellist. She studied at the Berkelee College of Music in Boston in a singer/songwriter program and also in music production. She was an accomplished yoga practitioner and certified yoga teacher, as well as a loom weaver. She was a lifelong Episcopalian. Her kind and generous spirit will be missed by all who knew her.
Evelyn is survived by her mother, father, and brother.
She was predeceased by her grandparents, Jordan Stokes and Anne Sory Brown of Springfield, and Robert Wesley and Charmian Ettinger Smith of Arlington, Virginia.
Evelyn enjoyed many visits with her grandparents in Springfield.
A memorial service was held on August 15, 2022 at the First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A brief service of committal will be held on Thursday, September 1 at 11 am, in the chapel of Austin and Bell Funeral Home on Walnut St. in Springfield, preceded by a time of visitation with the family at 10 am, and followed by inurnment of ashes at Elmwood Cemetery and a lunch at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society of Huron Valley (www.hshv.org) or American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org).
"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." —Romans 14:8 (NIV)
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
Evelyn Anne Smith, age 39, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away suddenly on June 28, 2022, in Grass Lake, Michigan, following a longstanding battle with severe mental illness.
Evelyn was born on January 22,1983, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She graduated with honors from Huron High School, earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Michigan and a Master of Social Work degree from Washington University of St. Louis, MIssouri. She worked with at-risk youth as a social worker.
Evelyn was also a musician, and was an accomplished singer, pianist, and cellist. She studied at the Berkelee College of Music in Boston in a singer/songwriter program and also in music production. She was an accomplished yoga practitioner and certified yoga teacher, as well as a loom weaver. She was a lifelong Episcopalian. Her kind and generous spirit will be missed by all who knew her.
Evelyn is survived by her mother, father, and brother.
She was predeceased by her grandparents, Jordan Stokes and Anne Sory Brown of Springfield, and Robert Wesley and Charmian Ettinger Smith of Arlington, Virginia.
Evelyn enjoyed many visits with her grandparents in Springfield.
A memorial service was held on August 15, 2022 at the First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A brief service of committal will be held on Thursday, September 1 at 11 am, in the chapel of Austin and Bell Funeral Home on Walnut St. in Springfield, preceded by a time of visitation with the family at 10 am, and followed by inurnment of ashes at Elmwood Cemetery and a lunch at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society of Huron Valley (www.hshv.org) or American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org).
"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." —Romans 14:8 (NIV)
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
Evelyn was born on January 22,1983, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She graduated with honors from Huron High School, earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Michigan and a Master of Social Work degree from Washington University of St. Louis, MIssouri. She worked with at-risk youth as a social worker.
Evelyn was also a musician, and was an accomplished singer, pianist, and cellist. She studied at the Berkelee College of Music in Boston in a singer/songwriter program and also in music production. She was an accomplished yoga practitioner and certified yoga teacher, as well as a loom weaver. She was a lifelong Episcopalian. Her kind and generous spirit will be missed by all who knew her.
Evelyn is survived by her mother, father, and brother.
She was predeceased by her grandparents, Jordan Stokes and Anne Sory Brown of Springfield, and Robert Wesley and Charmian Ettinger Smith of Arlington, Virginia.
Evelyn enjoyed many visits with her grandparents in Springfield.
A memorial service was held on August 15, 2022 at the First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A brief service of committal will be held on Thursday, September 1 at 11 am, in the chapel of Austin and Bell Funeral Home on Walnut St. in Springfield, preceded by a time of visitation with the family at 10 am, and followed by inurnment of ashes at Elmwood Cemetery and a lunch at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society of Huron Valley (www.hshv.org) or American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org).
"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." —Romans 14:8 (NIV)
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
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