Ted C. Smith

Ted C. Smith

1940-2023

Frankfort, KY-Ted C. Smith passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023. Ted was born in Pioneer, Ohio on January 1, 1940, to the late Cecil Smith and Mabel Grace Dohm Frank.

An avid motorcycle enthusiast, Ted enjoyed riding his many bikes in the mountains of Utah, on curvy Kentucky roads, and on the Blueridge Parkway. He loved scuba diving and snow skiing, and was honored to serve as a race judge in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Park City. He was an honorable Veteran of the United States Army. He lived in Salt Lake City for twenty years, where he was a member of Mountain Vista United Methodist Church, before moving to Kentucky several years ago to be near family.

Ted loved his friends and his family, and was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Ted is survived by his wife, Ginny Smith and children, Dennis Smith (Amy), Michael Smith (Jenny), Christy Delliskave (Nick), and Jonathan Leake (Racheal). He was also blessed with nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Denise Smith and his sister, Ella Beachy.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home in Frankfort Kentucky on July 22 at 2:00. A second service will be held in Utah in the early fall.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Ted's favorite charities, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the Wounded Warrior Project.