DelRoy Smith

DelRoy Smith, 88, of Bangor, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth.

DelRoy was born in Pen Argyl, PA on November 22, 1929, a son of the late Arlington A. and Mabel (Finkbeiner) Smith.

DelRoy was the husband of the late Vivian A. (Cann) Smith. They celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary prior to her passing in 2017. DelRoy was the co-founder, along with his wife Vivian, of the Smith Wilbert Vault Company, in Bangor, PA, which was established in 1951. He was a 1947 graduate of Bangor High School. He attended Perkiomen Prep School and then Duke University on a football scholarship. He served on the Bangor Area School Board for many years and was inducted into the Bangor Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a lifelong golfer, and in his younger years he was an avid skier.

DelRoy was a member of the First United Methodist Church, in Bangor, a member of the Portland Lodge #311, F. & A.M. and the Rajah Temple of the Shriner's, a member of the Bangor Elks, a longtime member of the Bangor Exchange Club and supporter of the Blue Valley Farm Show.

He is survived by two daughters, Marsha Bruen, wife of Larry and Lisa Sandt, wife of Randy; 4 grandchildren, Pamela, Sarah, Trisha, Matthew, and their spouses; 2 great-granddaughters Kyla and April; and 2 nieces, Susan King and Pattie Mountjoy. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter Krista Sandt.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4:30 PM, Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Blue Valley Farm Show Auditorium, 707 American Bangor Road, Bangor, PA. Family and friends are invited to call, Saturday, September 1, 2018, from 2 to 4:30 PM, in the auditorium. A reception will immediately follow the conclusion of the service.

A Masonic Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, August 7, 2018, in the James B. Gaffney Funeral Home, 314 S. 1st St., Bangor, PA. Final services are private at the convenience of the family. Online condolences may be offered at gaffneyparsons.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions, in DelRoy's memory, may be made to St. John's Cemetery, c/o the funeral home, or First United Methodist Church, 55 N. Third Street, Bangor, PA 18013, or Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104.