Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Luke L. January 8, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com January 21, 2012, 1:57 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on January 11, 2012 Luke L. Smith LEBANON Luke Lynwood "Smitty" Smith, 84, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mildred Gipe Smith. He was born in N. Lebanon Twp. on December 28, 1927, a son of the late Herman E. Smith and the late Sara A. Sherman Smith Werner. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. He was a retired driver for J.P. Donmoyer, Ono, where he earned a Million Mile Safety Award. He had been a Wengerts Dairy deliveryman prior to J.P. Donmoyer's. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, where he was active with the Men of Salem. He was also a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America, Hershey Region. Luke was born, raised and lived in the same house his entire life, except when he served in the Navy. He was an avid NY Mets baseball fan, enjoyed Big Band music, dirt track racing, gardening and was a Toby Tobias Racing Fan. He is survived by daughters, Barbara A., wife of William D. Engle, Lebanon; Beth L., wife of Sherman P. West, Fredericksburg; granddaughter, Jessica A., wife of Craig Keisch, Lebanon; great-grandchildren, Kiara P. and Damien D. Keisch; stepsisters, Mildred Werner; Larene W., wife of Richard Stone, both of Palmyra and brother-in-law, Martin Shuey, Lebanon. He was preceded in death by brother, Leon Smith. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Luke's funeral service on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11 a.m. from Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 119 N. 8th St, Lebanon, with Rev. Dr. Roger A. Bucy officiating. A viewing will be held Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. to time of service at the church. Interment will follow in Kochenderfer's Cemetery with military honors provided by Lebanon VFW Post 23 Honor Squad and the PA Military Forces Honor Guard. Arrangements entrusted to James A. Porterfield, Funeral Director. Published in Lebanon Daily News on January 11, 2012 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb