Donald Jay Smith

1946 - 1950  (4 years)

• Name	Donald Jay Smith
  Birth	10 Dec 1946
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Dec 1950
  Person ID	I605	Murrow
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Varion Smith,   b. 29 Nov 1918   d. 4 Mar 1967, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Kathlyn Ida Timmer,   b. 27 Jan 1919   d. 20 Dec 1950 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1937
  Notes	1995 Jan Timmer family booklet (Judy Tanis Parr, from Julia Ensink & Rhoda Brower Mattison); report kamps/TIMMER-BOOKLET-1995-REPORT-2026-09-12.md Five family members (Kathlyn + Boyd, Larry,Sandra, Donald) died 20 Dec 1950 in a car-train collision (C&O train), R.R. crossing, Grandville, Kent Co. MI - ruled accidental; LeRoy survived; father Varion was not in the car and survivedto 1967. reports/extension-smith-disaster-2026-09-14.md. [DOCUMENTED]
  Family ID	F188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1995 Jan Timmer family booklet (Judy Tanis Parr, from Julia Ensink & Rhoda Brower Mattison); report kamps/TIMMER-BOOKLET-1995-REPORT-2026-09-12.md Section 2, p. 73: Donald Jay Smith Born in Jenison, Mich. Buried in Georgetown Cemetery. [LIKELY] Died in car-train collision (C&O freight train), R.R. grade crossing, Grandville, Kent Co., MI, 20 Dec 1950, 5:55 p.m. - ruled accidental. Michigan death certificate (Michiganology, images inkamps/src/smith-disaster-certs/); AP wire story, Evening Star 21 Dec 1950 p. 57. Buried 23 Dec 1950, Georgetown Township Cemetery. reports/extension-smith-disaster-2026-09-14.md. [DOCUMENTED] Find a Grave memorial 82710998 (15 Sep 2026): burial Georgetown Township Cemetery plot 7.10E-07.