Gerald "Smitty" Smith 1918-2016
Gerald “Smitty” Smith, 98, formerly of Whiting, died Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Medicalodges Jackson County.
He was born March 14, 1918, at Whiting, the son of William and Frances Norman Smith. He attended grade school at South Reno School near Hutchinson and graduated from Whiting High School in 1937.
Mr. Smith worked in commercial building construction in Colorado Springs, Colo., and semi-retired and moved back to Whiting in 1971. He owned and operated Smitty's Body Shop at Whiting. He was also a farmer and stockman.
He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Netawaka.
He married Marie Brown on Aug. 5, 1940, at Yuma, Ariz. She died June 28, 1992. He married Hazel Merritt Rutherford on June 17, 1995, at Goff. She died May 17, 2011.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Fink and husband Edward, Whiting.
Cremation is planned. Private graveside services and inurnment will be held in Spring Hill Cemetery in Whiting.
Memorial contributions may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church, sent in care of Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1034, Holton, KS 66436.
