SMITH, Velma Sophia Wilhelmina Eick – of Davison, age 92, passed away March 4, 2010 at Genesys Health Park. A Funeral Service will be held 11 am, Monday, March 8, 2010 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 6901 N. Saginaw St., Flint, MI; Pastor Randall Schultz officiating. Christian burial will follow in Meadowview Memorial Gardens, Davison. Visitation will be 5-8 pm Saturday, 1-3 and 5-8 pm Sunday at Allen Funeral Home, 9136 Davison Rd., Davison. On Monday, there will be visitation at the church from 10-11 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church.

 
Velma was born in Lapeer, MI on June 24, 1917, the daughter of the late John Eick and Bertha Range. She was a longtime member of Calvary Lutheran Church where she served as church secretary. More recently, she attended Our Savior Lutheran Church. Velma worked for many years as a library aide for the Flint Public Schools. She loved to sew and knit. Velma used her talent to help make quilts for the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. There wasn’t a birth or marriage in the family that didn’t receive one of her quilts or afghans.

Velma is survived by her children, Dallas and wife Joanne of Grawn, Darryl and wife Sally of Flint, Debra Deming and husband Kenneth of Davison; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Velma was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, James; brothers, Ronald and Gerald; daughter-in-law, Ruth and great-granddaughter, Jacqueline. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of

the Lord.

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