Harold Edwin Smith

Harold Edwin Smith, age 90, died July 13, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, KS.

He was born May 6, 1932, in Lincoln County, Kansas, the son of Everett and Nannie (Lundstrom) Smith.

On November 23, 1955, in Lincoln, he married Katherine Louise LaShell.

Harold graduated from Lincoln High School. He served in the United States Army in the Infantry during the Korean War. He and his family spent over 30 years living on a small rural acreage at Sterling, KS and working as a mechanic/technician at the Michigan-Wisconsin/ANR Gas Compressor Station. His most valued role was father, grandfather and mentor where he passed on his knowledge of quality horses, livestock and life skills. He enjoyed being a craftsman, thus a repairman was rarely hired in the Smith household.

In 1998, Harold and Katherine moved back to Lincoln County and fulfilled a dream of owning grassland and raising quality horses. Because retirement wasn’t enough, he took a position with the Lincoln County Highway Department as a gravel truck driver. He drove for 5 years.

He loved having livestock and always had cattle and at least one horse. He enjoyed being outdoors, camping and staying busy but most of all he loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. There were very few times that he wasn’t in the stands at one of the boy’s or grandkid’s livestock shows, baseball games, dance recitals, etc.

He was greatly loved by his wife Katherine of Manhattan; two sons: Justin Smith and his wife Donna of Manhattan, KS, and Troy Smith and his wife Robyn of Asher, OK; one sister Elsie Bacon of Wheatland, WY; four grandchildren: Tyler Smith, Kalie Kehler (Travis), April Sidesinger (Ryan) and Sevyn Smith; and six great-grandchildren: Elliott, Rynnlee, Beckett, Lynndee, Lennox and Hadley.

Harold was preceded in death by one grandson Laramie, and by six brothers.

Cremation is planned. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2022, at the Lincoln Cemetery in Lincoln, KS, with Pastor Todd Burrow officiating.

Memorials are suggested to the Hearing Loss Association of America and may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.