Mr. Darran Dewayne Smith

****A CELEBRATION OF LIFE GATHERING BE HELD FOR DARRAN DEWAYNE SMITH ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2024. AT CROSSTOWN PARKWAY APARTMENTS. ****PLEASE SEE SERVICE TIME & ADDRESS LISTED BELOW ****MASKS ARE WORN OPTIONAL AT THE SERVICE. HAND SANITIZER WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE CHURCH. _________________________________________ The Obituary Darran Dewayne Smith went home to be with the Lord on April 27th, 2024 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born on March 28th, 1965 to Dora Mae Coburn Smith and Morris Brown in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Loy Norrix High School, Class of 1984, where he showed a love for and played football, and continued his love for the game into adulthood cheering on the Detroit Lions. Darran met and then married the love of his life Kara Kaye Smith in 1992, where they would celebrate 31 lovely years together. Darran had a son Brandon and later from their union came four children: Dreon, Kamayia, Darius, and Kaliah. Darran was a proud husband and father. He valued and prioritized his family every day. He was someone we could rely on, and he taught us what it meant to walk in faith. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He cherished seeing his grandchildren and always had candy to give them. He liked being in the kitchen cooking for his family, especially during the holidays. He like to take things apart and put them together again. He also enjoyed collecting speakers and listening to music. He was caring and always tried to help someone in need. He loved to talk, and he could keep a conversation with anyone. He had made many friends throughout his life. His presence will be missed dearly. He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife Kara, his five children Brandon, Dreon, Kamayia, Darius, and Kaliah, his son-in-law Grant, his daughter-in-law Lariceia, his nine grandchildren SyMiah, Nasir, Ameerah, Samyr, Zaiyah, Ayden, Recheia, A'Kiyla, and LaDraya, his mother-in-law Phyllis, his stepmother Mercedes Coburn, his sister Dedrenna, his niece Dalanna, his nephew Isaiah, his cousin Sean, and his aunts and uncles, Julie Smith, Juriece (Ronald) Edinburgh, John Will (Dale) Coburn, Major (Mary) Coburn, Rickey Grier. was preceded in death by his mother Dora Mae Coburn Smith, his stepfather Joe Coburn, his grandparents Timothy (Lurlean) Godfrey and John Will Sr. (Laura) Coburn, his step-brother Leon Brown, his aunt and uncle O'Neal and Robert Sears and his uncle Sherman Smith.

Mr. Darran Dewayne Smith

March 28, 1965 - April 27, 2024