Harvey Howard Smith ’58

Harvey Howard Smith ’58, 79, of La Grange, Ky., passed away on Aug. 22, 2012. He was born in Charlotte, N.C., to Mr. and Mrs. Robert James Smith, Sr. on Nov. 8, 1932. He was a navigator in the U.S. Air Force from 1953-57. He graduated from Davidson in 1958 and Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., in 1961. He received his doctor of ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Ill., in 1979. The Reverend Dr. Smith served as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at churches in Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky, and also served interim pastorates in Bardstown, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio. He served on the board of trustees for Montreat Conference Center and Montreat-Anderson College in North Carolina. Smith was also involved in various General Assembly, Synod, and Presbytery councils and committees. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Margaret Keitt Smith, P.O. Box 2, La Grange, KY 40031-0002; his children, Robert James Smith and Peggy Smith Waters (Harold); his grandchildren, Troy Smith (Maria Luisa), Heather Cannaday (Roy), Autumn Smith, Noah Waters, Zachary Stone, Andrew Smith, and Connor Waters. He is also survived by his brother, Robert James Smith, Jr. ’42 (Betty Scott), and sister, Ann Smith Bertini. Memorials may be made to Davidson College, Box 7170, Davidson, NC 28035-7170.