A funeral service, celebrating the life of Sharon L. Smith, 61, of Whitehall, will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2:00PM at the Kirkersville home of the Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, with Pastor Marcy Ferko officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkersville Cemetery. Sharon passed away on January 29, 2012, following an extended illness. She was born on February 28, 1950, in Columbus, the daughter of the late Chester and Betty (Dildine) Ford. She was a graduate of the Pickerington High School, class of 1968 and worked as a home health aide. She was also an ordained minister with the Greater Works Church.She is survived by her loving family, husband, Gerald; children, Michael, Diana, Christina, and Sharon Smith; Grandchildren, Zachary, Tyler, Phyllis, Jared, and Alisha; her sister, Linda; brother, David Ford, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Ted and her nephew Teddy. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 1:00-2:00PM at the Funeral Home, 285 East Main Street, Kirkersville; where an online guest register and video tribute is available at www.hoskinsonfuneral.com Floral tributes will be received in her memory at the Funeral Home. Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, Kirkersville, is honored to care for the Smith family.