Smith, Marilyn "Jigger"
January 27, 1927 - August 7, 2007
(Published Sunday August 12, 2007)
BIRMINGHAM, MI/JANESVILLE— Marilyn Shores Smith, known to her friends and family by the nickname Jigger, passed away on Aug. 7, 2007, at home, surrounded by her family. She and her husband, Alvie, have been residents and active members of the Birmingham, MI community since 1955. Born Jan. 27, 1927, in Waterloo, IA, Mrs. Smith also lived in Janesville, WI and Kankakee, IL. After graduating from high school in Kankakee in 1944, she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Wisconsin in 1948. She married her college sweetheart, Alvie Smith, in July 1948, and moved to East Lansing, MI, when her husband accepted a position at Michigan State University that year. The family moved to Birmingham in 1955 when Mr. Smith joined the public relations staff at General Motors (an association that continued until his retirement in 1988), and the couple continued to live in Birmingham until the present time. Mrs. Smith was very active in charitable work, particularly in areas involving young people. She was a member and one-time president of the Women’s Association of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan. She also was an active participant in projects supporting the Cranbrook Educational Community, including regular involvement with the annual Giftorama fund-raiser for Kingswood school. An honorary alumna through the Kingswood Past Parents group, she also served as president of the Kingswood Mothers Council. She was a member of the Village Club of Bloomfield Hills, serving for a time on the program committee of that organization, and also of St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook. Jigger is survived by her husband Alvie; her children: Randall (Sharon) Smith, Diane (James) Adair and Amy Lynn Smith; and her grandchildren: Nicholas Adair, Erin Adair, Kevin Smith and Scott Smith. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, her family suggests memorial tributes to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan. THE A. J. DESMOND & SONS FUNERAL HOME of Royal Oaks, MI, is assisting the family. view obituary and share memories at: www.DesmondFuneralHome.com
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BIRMINGHAM, MI/JANESVILLE— Marilyn Shores Smith, known to her friends and family by the nickname Jigger, passed away on Aug. 7, 2007, at home, surrounded by her family. She and her husband, Alvie, have been residents and active members of the Birmingham, MI community since 1955. Born Jan. 27, 1927, in Waterloo, IA, Mrs. Smith also lived in Janesville, WI and Kankakee, IL. After graduating from high school in Kankakee in 1944, she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Wisconsin in 1948. She married her college sweetheart, Alvie Smith, in July 1948, and moved to East Lansing, MI, when her husband accepted a position at Michigan State University that year. The family moved to Birmingham in 1955 when Mr. Smith joined the public relations staff at General Motors (an association that continued until his retirement in 1988), and the couple continued to live in Birmingham until the present time. Mrs. Smith was very active in charitable work, particularly in areas involving young people. She was a member and one-time president of the Women’s Association of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan. She also was an active participant in projects supporting the Cranbrook Educational Community, including regular involvement with the annual Giftorama fund-raiser for Kingswood school. An honorary alumna through the Kingswood Past Parents group, she also served as president of the Kingswood Mothers Council. She was a member of the Village Club of Bloomfield Hills, serving for a time on the program committee of that organization, and also of St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook. Jigger is survived by her husband Alvie; her children: Randall (Sharon) Smith, Diane (James) Adair and Amy Lynn Smith; and her grandchildren: Nicholas Adair, Erin Adair, Kevin Smith and Scott Smith. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, her family suggests memorial tributes to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan. THE A. J. DESMOND & SONS FUNERAL HOME of Royal Oaks, MI, is assisting the family. view obituary and share memories at: 
