Darlene E. Smith, age 82 passed away on July 17, 2020 after a two and a half year battle with cancer. She was born February 16, 1938 to August Knuth and Elsa Schultz in Chicago, IL. She later moved to Muskegon, MI and met her late husband James Smith in Florida then got married on May 16, 1965 and had two children, Rebecca Smith and the late Loretta Butler. After her husbands passing in 2011 she lived out the rest of her life living with her daughter Rebecca and granddaughter Elizabeth. She left behind two more grandchildren Brittany and Brett & two great-grandchildren Braydon and Chevelle. A memorial will be set at a later date.