Varion Smith
1918 - 1967 (48 years)-
Name Varion Smith Birth 29 Nov 1918 Gender Male Death 4 Mar 1967 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA 
Person ID I600 Murrow Last Modified 16 Oct 2026
Family 1 
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]
Children 1. Boyd James Smith, b. 19 Jan 1939 d. 20 Dec 1950 (Age 11 years) 2. Larry Warren Smith, b. 20 Jul 1940 d. 20 Dec 1950 (Age 10 years) 3. Living 4. Sandra Kay Smith, b. 16 Oct 1943 d. 20 Dec 1950 (Age 7 years) 5. Donald Jay Smith, b. 10 Dec 1946 d. 20 Dec 1950 (Age 4 years) Family ID F188 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Oct 2026
Family 2 Living Children 1. Living Family ID F365 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Oct 2026
-
Event Map 
Death - 4 Mar 1967 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA 
= Link to Google Earth
-
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 Died 20 Dec 1950 with wife and four children.
- Section 2, p. 70: parents Boyd O Smith + Helen Bowleo. Born Ada MI; married in South Bend, Indiana; resided R. R. #1, Jenison. [LIKELY]
- DEAT corrected 14 Sep 2026: did NOT die 20 Dec 1950 with his family - he was not in the car and was the informant on all five death certificates (Michiganology). Survived; remarried MarianLaverne Sargeant 7 Jul 1951 (Lowell MI); d. 4 Mar 1967 at his residence, 3890 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids. Find a Grave 82711019 (carries Grand Rapids Press obit 6 Mar 1967 p. 37 + WWII draftcard). Prior tree value: 0 DEC 1950 (booklet error). reports/extension-smith-disaster-2026-09-14.md. [DOCUMENTED]