HOWARD E. SMITH

1928 - 2015

HOWARD E. SMITH Howard E. Smith, 86, of Las Vegas, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 26, 1928, in Windsor, Vermont. He graduated from Windsor High School in 1946. Howard married Maxine E. Warren of Ludlow, Vermont. Sept. 2, 1950, and they were married almost 60 years prior to her death in 2009. He served in the U.S. Army for three years. Howard retired from Cone Automatic in Windsor in June 1987, where he worked as a master electrician and superintendent of the facility for over 25 years. He was very active as a fire fighter for the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department. He served on the board of Selectmen for the town of West Windsor, was a member of the Masons and the Elks club for many years. He also was a very avid hunter and belonged to a hunting club in Vermont. He was a home builder in his spare time and enjoyed building his own family's three homes. He and Maxine moved to Las Vegas in 1989. Howard then worked for several electrical companies in Las Vegas working on such projects as high schools and casinos before retiring again. He enjoyed playing cards with his family and the companionship of his beloved Shih-tzu, Tibet. Howard was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Maxine of Las Vegas; parents, Burt E. Smith and Esther Cook Smith; his sister, Gertrude McGuire, all of Windsor. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy and her husband, Tony Issa, of Las Vegas; his son, Gregory Smith and Charline of Ascutney, Vermont.; his daughter, Brenda and her husband, Ben Manfre, of Las Vegas; his grandsons, Shane Smith, and his wife, Ashley, of Cornish, N.H., and Nicholas Issa and Kyle Manfre, both of Las Vegas; granddaughter, Stefanie Issa of Las Vegas; stepgreat-grandson, Landon of Cornish; sister, Velma Knox of Massachusetts; and brother, Lyman Smith of Connecticut. Visitation and open house will be 4-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at his home at Deer Springs Assisted Living, 6741 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89131. Graveside services will be in June in Vermont. Donations may be made in Howard's name to the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 85, Brownsville, VT 05037. Please visit his memorial at http://www.palmmortuary.com/palm-northwest-mortuary-and-cemetery/en-us/index.page He will be greatly missed by his family and friends in Las Vegas as well as those in Vermont.