Mr. Henry Willie Smart III

SMART III, Mr. Henry Willie - Age 30, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ. Family hour 11 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2014 at Kingdom of Heaven Ministries, 2430 Dutcher Rd., with funeral service commencing at 12 p.m. Apostle Lonnie Brown officiating. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, G-5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 11 a.m. Friday. Mr. Smart will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Henry Willie Smart III a.k.a. “Bookie” and “Henny lo” was born Nov 1, 1983 in Flint Michigan. He was the son of Henry Smart Jr. & Shirley Smart. Henry was a “Jack of all trades” and the ultimate entrepreneur. He could do anything he put his mind to. Henry graduated from Glen Mills where he received his high school Diploma with advanced education in Radio Broadcasting as well as Landscaping Certifications. He was a lifelong member of Kingdom of Heaven Ministries. Henry had a passion for his musical endeavors, but more than anything Henry Smart was a loving and affectionate husband and father as well as a great uncle to all his nieces and nephews. Mr. Smart truly enjoyed spending time with his family and living life to the fullest, and most of all he LOVED to laugh and make other people laugh even more. Mr. Henry Willie Smart III leaves to cherish in memory: his wife, Lara Smart; daughter, Laniah Smart; son, Elijah Griffin Smart of Missouri; mother, Shirley Smart; father, Henry Smart, Jr.; 5 brothers, Alfred Smart, Darious Smart, Raheem Smart, all of Flint, Marcus Smart of Atlanta, GA and Deland Smart of Dallas, TX; sister, Kayia Smart; 3 nieces, Kamaree Smart, Jamiya Smart and Tiana Smart; 3 nephews, Isaiah Joy, Armoni Smart and Jaylin Smart; grandmother, Flossie Pryer, all of Flint; grandfather, Anthony Toliver Morley of Michigan; 3 aunts on father’s side, Virginia Smart (Leon) of Pooler, GA, Rosemary Williams Midwest City, OK and Juanita Smart of Canton, MI; 2 uncles on father’s side, Johnny Smart of Flint, Christopher Smart (Rikayah); 1 uncle on mother’s side, Raymond Dedrick; 4 aunts, Debra Dukes of Grand Blanc, MI, Joyce (Larry) Ackerman of Swartz Creek, MI, Alfreda Riley of Mount Morris, MI, Carmen (Stanley) Washington of Beecher, MI; mother-in-law, Susan Ackerman of Mt. Morris MI; sister-in-law, April Ackerman of Traverse City, MI; 50 plus cousins and thousands of friends, to many to mention because he left a unique impression on everyone’s life; special cousin, Jajuan Smart; special friends, Dominique Boykins, Diondrae Boone “Stomach”, Thomas Hall, Deonta Brown “Dinky”, Demicheal Washington “Dwash” Antoine Jefferson “Twizzy” and Aunt Candy. Mr. Smart was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Henry Smart Sr. and Alfred James Pryer; grandmother, Betty Smart-Toliver; father–in-law, Kurt Ackerman; 2 uncles, James C Dukes and John Riley, Jr. of Michigan; and cousin, Dajaneke Smart. The family would like to express special thanks to Apostle Dr. Lonnie W. Brown and Kingdom of Heaven Ministries family, The Benjamin Boys Productions.

Mr. Henry Willie Smart III

November 1, 1983 - December 23, 2013