Vance Howard Smith

Smith, Dr. Vance Howard

Muskegon, Michigan

Dr. Vance Howard Smith, age 75, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on March 24, 1949, to Howard & Penny (Price) Smith and served his country in the US Air Force from June 1975 through October 1983. He married the former Deborah Paris on June 6, 1986. Dr. Smith had been a Vascular Surgeon for his entire career until retiring in 2015.

Vance had a wide array of interests and participated in many events in his earlier years. One of them was being an Eagle Scout. Vance attended military school in New Mexico, graduated with distinction at Dartmouth College, then went on to receive his doctorates degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. In his adult years, he found many passions including traveling, electronics, sailing, hunting, and vehicles, especially Land Rovers and British cars.

SURVIVORS

Deborah Smith - wife, of Muskegon; children Jocelyn Smith (Peter Greydanus) of Richmond, Virginia, Ryan (Katrina) Smith of Hanover Park, Illinois and Christopher Garrison of Muskegon, Michigan; brothers Anthony Smith, Craig Smith, and sister Kimberly Williams; grandchildren Mirabelle, Eda, Ronin, and Dresden.

Preceding him in death are his parents Howard and Penny (Price) Smith.

SERVICE

Friday, May 10, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Clock Funeral Home with a reception following.

VISITATION

A time of gathering will be held on Friday, May 10, 2024, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at Clock Funeral Home, prior to the service.

MEMORIAL: Contributions can be made to the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's www.michaeljfox.org

Please visit www.clockfuneralhome.com to leave a memory or sign the online guestbook.

Clock Funeral Home - Muskegon