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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Judge Donald M. Smith 78, of Silver Run

Friday, August 21, 2009

Judge Donald M. Smith, 78, of Silver Run, died Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, 2009, at his home.

Born May 21, 1931, in York, Pa., he was the son of the late David and Mabel Miller Smith. He was the husband of Marlene "Joyce" Hoffman Smith, his wife of 51 years.

He was a Taneytown High School graduate and a 1952 graduate of Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also graduated from George Washington University Law School with a degree of Juris Doctor with honors in 1957.

He worked as a partner for Dulaney, Davis and Smith Law Office from 1967 until 1971, prior to his appointment as the first district court judge in Carroll County. He retired in 1995. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict as a 2nd lieutenant.

He was a member of St. Mary's Lutheran Church of Silver Run, Taneytown American Legion Post 120 and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Taneytown Rotary and Lion's Club, Taneytown Drum & Bugle Corp, American Bar Association and the Carroll County Bar Association.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are sons- and daughters-in-law Matthew and Kimberly Smith, of Clearville, Pa., and Martin Sr. and Roberta Smith, of Baltimore; grandchildren Martin Jr., Andrew, Kathryn, Emily, Meaghan and Benjamin Smith; two nieces; and five nephews.

He was predeceased by a brother, Glen Smith; and sisters, Letitia Dayhoff and Phyllis Smith.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Little's Funeral Home, 34 Maple Ave., Littlestown , Pa.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Lutheran Church, 3978 Littlestown Pike, Silver Run, with the Rev. H. Lee Brumback II officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Silver Run.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center, 207 St. Mark Way, Westminster , MD 21157.

Sign this guest book online at www.carrollcountytimes.com.

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/article_04d8ca62-642f-5cc5-9a0e-12f0362d1e5f.html

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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:00 am | Updated: 10:40 am, Sun Jan 10, 2010.

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