Keith A. Smith

Keith A. Smith, 90, formerly of Center Valley, PA, passed away on March 31, 2023, at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Elizabethtown, PA. He was the son of Paul K. and Myrtle Smith of Luzerne County, PA. He received a degree in English from Bloomsburg State College before enlisting in the National Guard. After his discharge, Keith accepted a teaching position at Emmaus High School where he taught for the next 29 years. An avid golfer, he started a golf team at the school which he coached from 1958 to 1974 and amassed a record of 203 wins, 9 losses, and 4 ties. Keith was also a member of the Masons, Shriners, and Eastern Star and a loyal fan of the Philadelphia Phillies and Seventy-Sixers

Keith is survived by Ann, his wife of 70 years, as well as a daughter Kathryn, wife of Robert Brown, of Tampa, FL; son Kenneth A. and his wife Dena of Coopersburg, PA; two grandchildren, Virginia R. Smith of West Chester, PA, and Joseph T. Brown of Madison, NJ, and two great grandchildren.

Information on services will be announced at a future time. Donations in Keith's memory may be made to Shriner's Children's Hospitals