Ms. Grace Vrieze Smith's Obituary
Grace V. Smith, 95, of Tallahassee went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 18, 2024. She was born in The Netherlands and came to America with her family in 1951. After a year in New Jersey, Grace moved to Fort Lauderdale where she married her husband Don in 1955. She was trained as a nurse before having a real estate career plus 10 years with the State of Florida, retiring in 1985.
Mrs. Smith was predeceased by husband Don C. Smith in 2019 and son Bruce J. Smith in 2009. Surviving children are Wayne G. Smith of Santa Rosa, California; Glenn R. Smith (Lawson) of Havana; and Joyce S. Bennett of Tallahassee; along with six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Grace and her husband Don had resided in Tallahassee since 1973, and they were longtime members of Wildwood Church. A private inurnment will take place at a later date in the Smith Family ancestral plot in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
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