Amy C. Smith: 1967-2009
Amy C. Smith, age 42, a former resident of Blue Lake, Churubusco, died Tuesday November 3, 2009 at the Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. She had been ill for several years but her death was unexpected.
Amy was born August 22, 1967 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of David and Jeanne (Klein) Short. She spent her childhood years in Fort Wayne and was a 1986 graduate of Snider High School. She was employed as a CNA at the Sunrise Assisted Living Center in Fort Wayne for four years.
Survivors include her mother Jeanne Short of Fort Wayne; her father and step-mother David and Sally Short of Fort Wayne; two sons Nicholas D. Smith of Fort Wayne and Lucas H. Smith of Churubusco; a granddaughter Chloe E. Smith of Fort Wayne, a brother Todd (Pam) Short of Phoenix, Arizona; her sister Lisa (Tony) Lucio of Fort Wayne; and maternal grandmother Rosalyn Klein of Carmel.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Howard and Gladys Short; and her maternal grandparents Kenneth Klein, and Catherine and Roy Beard.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday November 8, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. in the Sheets and Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco, Indiana with Mr. David Miller officiating.
Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery , Allen County.
The family will recieve friends on Saturday from 12:00 noon until 5:00 p. m. , and on Sunday from noon until service time.
For those who wish, memorials may be directed to the family in care of Lisa Lucio. Envelopes will be available in the funeral home.
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November 6th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Sincere condolences to Amy’s family. Amy is truly missed and her smile, cheeriness and sparkle will be remembered for a long time. Now Amy and Otis are now together in eternal life. God bless.
November 6th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Dear Family of Amy -
I want to express my deepest sympathy in the loss of a loved daughter, sister, mother, wife and friend. I know how much she will be missed by you all and I will miss her as well. I could mention so many past life events that were so meaningful and wonderful times spent together especially in the beautiful Smokey Mountain area of Knoxville, Tennessee. I feel your pain and I am so deeply saddened as well for the loss of Amy. I can only pray to the eternal comforter to help ease the pain as that is the only real help any of us can attain. I always will have fond memories and love for Amy.
Love to you all,
Karen T
November 6th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
I offer sincere condolences to Amy’s family…I am one of Amy’s friends…I have to say that she was my best friend at Sunrise she always brought a smile to my face even when it was almost impossible. She and Otis were great friends inside and outside of work and they will both be missed but they will forever be side by side in heaven…
November 7th, 2009 at 8:07 am
I am sorry for your loss of Amy. I have many memories of all the “kids” playing together many years ago. Amy always had a knack for being mischievious, but could smile and laugh her way out of any situation! My condolences….
November 7th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
I am so sorry to hear of Amy’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the family. It is never easy to lose someone, especially this young. May God wrap his arms around you all during this time and provide you comfort with her memories.
My sincere condolences to you all.
November 8th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Dear Jeanne, David, Lisa, and Todd,
I want to express my deepest sympathy for the loss of your daughter and sister. Amy will always live in your memories of her. You are in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you all!
November 8th, 2009 at 10:21 am
We wish to offer our deepest sympathies to the family of Amy. We were very surprised by her passing. Although, we hadn’t seen Amy since they moved to Busco, our three children were friends with Nick and to a lesser extent Luke. May God give you strength and comfort during this time. Remember Nick and Luke your mom loved you both very much. She no doubt will be watching over you from heaven.
Sincerely,
The McBride Family
November 9th, 2009 at 8:00 am
My sincere sympathy to Amy’s family. Amy took care of my mother, Juanita Sutton, a resident at Sunrise and I’m grateful that I got the opportunity to get to know her. What a shock to read of her death in the paper and what a loss to the Sunrise staff and residents. I pray that you find peace and comfort in loving memories that will live forever in your hearts. God Bless, Sue Reams
November 9th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
My sincere condolences to your family. From the first moment Otis introduced Amy to our family she was always a pleasure and a joy. She always had a warm smile & a big hug each time she & Otis would visit. The joy & happiness she emanated was infectious. She was truly a part of our family & her beautiful personality & spirit will truly be missed. May she & Otis live together forever in the comfort of our Heavenly Father’s loving embrace.
November 9th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Our prayers are with you during your bereavement. To say that Amy will be missed is not sufficient. The joy that her presence brought into our lives cannot be measured. She was a blessing not only to Otis’s life but to his family as well. Thank you for sharing her with us & may she & Otis find each other and eternal peace in heaven.
November 9th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
I cannot begin to tell you of the sadness I feel knowing that Amy will never brighten my door way again. I am truly going to miss her. To know her was to love her as I believe that she not only loved my son, but she also loved my family and will forever be my daughter as well. I pray that God will give you the peace and comfort that only He can give. Otis and Amy were together in this life and I believe they are still together. God bless each and every one of you.
November 10th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Our sincere & heartfelt condolences to your family as you cope with your loss. Through all of the years we were blessed to have Otis in our our lives we have never seen him happier than he was when he found Amy. He told everyone in the family he couldn’t wait for us to meet her & that we we would love. Truer words were never spoken. Amy was one of the most kind,loving,fun,& simply wonderful people we have ever had the pleasure to meet. It is hard to accept that she & Otis are gone but we take comfort knowing that they are together again & that two wonderful people we were all blessed to know on earth are now two beautiful angels in heaven never to be parted again.
November 10th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
I am not really good at things like this but because this is for Amy I had to say something.I am very blessed to have had the chance to have had Amy be a part of my life and my children’s lives as well.From the moment Otis introduced her to us I fell in love with her.Amy was always smiling and she could keep you laughing.The love that we have for Amy couldn’t compare to the love that Otis had for her but we certainly made sure that we let her know that she was loved by each and every one of us.To sum it up what I’m trying to say is that Amy or( Auntie Amy) as my children affectionately called her will be greatly missed.I offer my condolences and prayers to your family,friends and loved ones.May God comfort you in your time of need.