NORTH WEBSTER – Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Smith, 56, North Webster, passed away at 6:48 p.m. Aug. 22, 2015, at Parkview Regional Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a motorcycle accident in Elkhart County. He was born Feb. 16, 1959, in Anderson, to Henry D. and Barbara Ellen McCarty Smith. On Dec. 29, 1979, in Anderson, he married Sara Shoemaker, who survives in North Webster. He graduated in 1977 from Madison Heights High School in Anderson. He also attended Anderson College and graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette with his BA in recreation management. He received his Master's of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. He moved to the North Webster area permanently in 1986 after working several summer seasons at Camp Crosley. He was employed at Precision Medical Technologies in Warsaw and was formerly employed at Dekko Heating in North Webster, Zimmer in Warsaw and Camp Crosley in North Webster. He was a member of the North Webster Church of God and former member of the Lakeland Kiwanis Club in North Webster. Also surviving are: a daughter, Danielle (and spouse Sam) Willis, Milwaukee, Wis.; two sons, Alex (and spouse Tiffany) Smith, and Reed (and spouse Miriam) Smith, all of Indianapolis; two grandchildren, London and Livia Smith and two sisters, Joy (and spouse Gary) Smith-Wallace, Winter Haven, Fla.; and Jennifer Smith, North Webster. He was preceded in death by his mother. Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Church of God, 300 N. Main St., North Webster, with Pastor Dennis Judy officiating. A reception will follow in the church student ministries center. Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw. Owen Family Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. ***** Memorials to the Jeffrey D. Smith Memorial Fund, c/o Sara S. Smith, P.O. Box 634, North Webster, IN 46555. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and church. Condolences via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
