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Keith Smith, a former Mineral County resident, died 12 Nov 1989 in Sacramento, CA, where
he had made his homefor more than 40 years. He was a retired California Highway
Patrolman.
Born in Las Angeles, CA, Mr Smith moved to Mina when he was a small child and spent his
early life there and at Simon, attending elementary school in both communities, and
graduated from Mineral County High School in 1941. He enlisted in the Navy a year later
and served unti lthe end of WWII.
Following service in the Navy, Mr. Smith moved to the Sacramento area where he extablished
his permanent home. He entered service with the California Highway Patrol in 1954 and
retired in 1976 as a traffic officer. He was a member of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz
Society and the Asphalt Arabs, an organization of retired highway patrolmen.
He is survived by his widow, Patricia Smith, of Sacramento; two sons, Keith Smith, Jr. of
Palmdale, CA and Kevin Smith of Fremont, CA; one daughter Shannon Baker of Roseville, CA;
step-mother, Alma Smith of Roseville; three brothers, Bruce Smith, CA, Sharmon Smith,
Idaho, and Gale Smith, Oregon’ tghree sisters, Lila Mae Swager, Kay Conture and Mavia
Mulfett, all living in CA; and five grandchildren.
Memorial Services were conducted at East Lawn Mortuary Chapel in Sacramento. nd 6 Dec
1989