EAST FALMOUTH, MASS. /MONROE, UT. - Keith A. Smith, husband, father, grandfather, and brother, died suddenly, Sat. evening, August 25, 2001, while visiting with Smith family members at his boyhood home in Monroe, Utah.
Keith was born July 19, 1925, in Monroe, Utah, to Arthur Bennion and Edna Willis Smith. He attended elementary thru high school in Monroe graduating from South Sevier High School in 1943.
He attended Branch Agricultural College in Cedar City for one year and briefly attended the University of Utah before being drafted into the U.S. Navy in the fall of 1943. He served his Country proudly until the war ended in 1945.
While stationed with the U.S. Navy in Washington State, Keith met and married Viada Love of Levenworth, Washington, on March 21, 1946, in Seattle, Washington.
Following his discharge from the Navy he attended the University of Washington in Seattle graduating with a degree in Marine Biology.
Most of his career was spent on the East coast in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Glouster Massachusetts and the national institute of fisheries in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Keith loved the mountains of Utah and returned almost every summer after returning to hike in his favorite mountains near Monroe. He especially loved Monroe Mountain and hiked their frequently while vacationing in Utah.
Keith is survived by his wife, Viada; five children, David K. Smith, Hollywood, Fl; Bonnie Montierth, Idaho Falls, ID; Linda Moir, Orlando, Fl; Jerry C. Smith and Jackie Smith, both of East Falmouth, Mass; four grandchildren; brother, Thales H., M.D. (Charone) Smith , Provo; Marie (Oscar G.) Anderson, Salt Lake City; sister-in-law, Helene Kerr Smith, Salt Lake City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, R. Clair Smith and A. Willis Smith, M.D.
A Viewing will be held for Keith on Wednesday, August 29, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Neal S. Magleby & Sons Mortuary, 50 S. 100 W. in Richfield. Funeral services and burial are pending and will be held in East Falmouth, Massachusetts.