Mrs. Helen May Towery Smith Obituary (1928

Mrs. Helen May Towery Smith, 87, passed away on September 26, 2015, at Patti Lewis Care Home in Howell, Michigan. Mrs. Helen was born on September 20, 1928, in Tupelo, the daughter of the late Arvil Towery and Lula Bell Ivy Towery. She was a retired Bookkeeper for Clark Motor Company and later for Watkins, Ward and Stafford. She was a longtime member of the West Point Pilot Club where she served as the 1994-1995 Governor of the MS District of Pilot International. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She married Elbert Auvergne "Smitty" Smith on June 14, 1947, in West Point and he passed away November 27, 2013. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her two brothers: George Allen and Billy Wayne Towery. Funeral services will be October 3, 2015, at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Roy Myers officiating and assisted by Dr. James Towery. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Her Son, Charles E. Smith (Pam) of Pinckney, Michigan. Pallbearers will be Carl Shirley, Rob Wilbourne, Ken Wilbourne, Larry Moore, George Pearson, Roger Moore, Robert Farr, and Michael Farr. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bobby Wilbourne, and the Mary Martha Sunday School Class at Calvary Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Brighton Michigan Alzheimer Walk, in Memory of Helen Smith, 11760 Weiman Drive, Pinckney, MI 48169. Visitation will be Saturday 12:00-2:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com