Jacob Patrick Smith

SMITH, Jacob Patrick age 22 of Springfield passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 due to a tragic car accident, along with the love of his life, Ashlynn Dooley who was also carrying their child, "Baby Peanut." Jacob was born on April 1, 1997 in Springfield, Ohio, the son of James and Amy (Fox) Smith II.  In addition to his parents, Jacob leaves behind his siblings: James Glen (McKayla) Smith III, Carl Brandon (Kariah) Smith and Kaitlyn Marie (J.J.) Smith; his nephew, James Glenn Smith IV; paternal grandparents, James Glenn & Virginia Sue Smith Sr. and maternal grandfather, Ralph Lee Fox.  Jacob is also survived by his special cousins: Joshua, Ashleigh, Nate, Brian and Jade Smith along with many other cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.  He is preceded in death by his sister, Veoalka Sue Smith; maternal grandmother, Paula Ann Fox and Aunts: Jennifer Ann Fox, Donna and Sharon.  Jacob graduated from Springfield High School and CTC in 2015.  He worked for the family business at Muffler Brothers in Urbana and was a jack of all trades. Jacob was taken from this world far too soon and will be sadly missed by all that knew him.  In lieu of flowers, the family would like memorial contributions be made to the funeral home to assist with expenses. A visitation to honor Jacob, Ashlynn and their baby’s life will be held on Thursday, April 2, 2020 with time frames listed below. Service will be private to immediate family only and will be held on Friday, April 3, 2020 at 11a.m. We will be live streaming the service on the Jackson Lytle & Lewis Life Celebration Center Facebook page. Jacob and Ashlynn will be laid to rest together at Ferncliff Cemetery.

If you wish to show your love and support, you may line the sidewalks down N. Limestone Street as the funeral procession passes on Friday. Please still keep your social distance from each other as the CDC recommends. A suggestion for parking would be to utilize the Kroger parking lot on the corner of N. Limestone and Home Rd. 

To abide with the regulations set forth for public gatherings due to the COVID 19 virus, we are restricted to allowing only 50 people in the funeral home at one given time. In order to accommodate all family and friends, we ask that you follow the below instructions and time frames to make the process as smooth as possible. 

If your last name begins with the letters A-D, your set viewing time will be from 3p.m.-4p.m. 

If your last name begins with the letters E-J, your set viewing time will be from 4p.m.-5p.m.

If your last name begins with the letters K-N, your set viewing time will be from 5p.m.-6p.m.

If your last name begins with the letters O-S, your set viewing time will be from 6p.m.-7p.m.

If your last name begins with the letters T-Z, your set viewing time will be from 7p.m. - 8p.m.  

When you arrive at the funeral home, we will have staff that will assist you in telling you where to park. You must remain in your vehicles until we release you to go into funeral home. As people leave, we will be able to continuously release others to proceed into the funeral home and we will make sure to release in a proper order.

Please be patient with the funeral home staff and the family and understand that you may still have a wait time and we will try to run this as efficient as we can to accommodate everyone while also abiding by the governments guidelines in keeping everyone safe and healthy.