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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271359
Title: Keith W. Smith
Date: 4/16/1959-5/13/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 4/16/1959
Summary: Keith Ward Smith, 65, of Williston, ND, passed away May 13, 2024, at the Hill Top Home of Comfort in Killdeer, ND. A celebration of life service was held August 17, 2024, at Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston, with Pastor Chris Walstad officiating. Burial was in the Hillside Cemetery in Williston. Keith was born April 16, 1959, in Williston, the third son of Milton and Leona (Stevens) Smith. He was raised on the family farm 7 miles west of Epping and was educated at Epping Public School. He remained on the family farm until he graduated in 1978. Upon graduation, Keith joined the Army and was stationed at Ft. McClellan, AL, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, and Bamberg, Germany. He was honorably discharged in 1983 as an SP4 and joined the ND Army National Guard from which he retired after 20 years. Keith enjoyed playing bingo and visiting with his mom until her death. He also enjoyed fishing in his younger days and caught a couple whoppers while paddle fishing and walleye fishing with the Don and Margaret Schumacher family. He worked for Cactus Concrete, Williams County Highway and delivered newspapers for the Williston Herald for several years. His last job was with Fort Union Supply & Trading for 20 plus years until his health declined. In 2022 Keith moved to Hill Top Home of Comfort where he resided until his death. Keith is survived by his sister, Katherine Zent (Earl Killingsworth), of Epping, ND; brother, Owen Smith, of Garretson, SD; sister-in-law, Meloni Smith, of Bakersfield, CA; aunt, Charlotte Flexhaug, of Williston, ND; 13 nieces and nephews, 27 great-nieces; nephews, 1 great-great-nephew. Although he never had children of his own, he thought the world of his nieces and nephews - Joy Smith, Nathen Smith, Nicole Meyer, Jenna Sepulveda, Noel Roers, Breann Haugen, Lynesa Zent, Lyndse Ellis, Sawyer Zent, Joshua Smith, Justin Smith, Crystal Stensgard and Marissa Smith. Keith was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Wayne Smith, Dean Smith; two great-nephews.
Red ID: FND_I_78850 Image ID: 517223 Image Notes: FND001 271359

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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