Grace Elizabeth Smith

Grace Elizabeth (nee Bliss) Smith, 80, a longtime former resident of Grosse Pointe Farms, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at McLaren Macomb Hospital in Mount Clemens. She was born June 28, 1943, in Detroit, to Willis “Dolly” and Harold “Jack” Bliss, both now deceased. Affectionately called “Cookie” by members of her immediate family, Grace graduated from Dearborn High School and attended Western Michigan University. The beautiful “Miss Bliss” met the love of her life, supervising teacher Russell T. Smith, when she was assigned to serve as a student teacher...