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Mingling with family will begin at 12 noon.

A Memorial Visitation will be held on Friday, June 17, 2022 at the Brown Hutcherson  Ministries, 618 Jefferson SE from 3 pm - 6 pm.

Paul Byron Smith, aged 69, passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 31, 2022. An avid cyclist, he loved spending time on his “road sofa”. He was a gifted jazz drummer and a staple in the jazz community. He loved photography. He was preceded in death by his parents George Pierson Smith and Madie Ruth Smith, and his sister Mary Lou Smith. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his life partner of thirty years Sonja Beverly. His three daughters Michelle Smith of Grand Rapids, MI, Ruth...