Terry “Smitty” Smith
Oct. 22, 1951-Oct. 8, 2020
Terry “Smitty” Smith
was born October 22,
1951 in Williston, ND to
Arthur (Tommy) and
Jacqueline (Jackie) Smith.
He was raised in Willis-
ton, educated and gra-
duated from Williston
High School with the
class of 1969. He went on
to complete two more
years of Welding Technol-ogy school in Wahpeton,
ND.
Smitty was drafted into
the US Army May 1971
and proudly served his
country in the Vietnam
War, in Indochina until
March 1972. He shot ex-
pert on the M-16 and re-
ceived the National De-
fense Service medal along
with the Vietnam Service
medal. He was honorably
discharged in 1976.
Upon returning home to
the family farm after the
service, Smitty met Rhon-
da Fosness and they mar-
ried July 21, 1973 at
Gloria Dei Lutheran
Church in Williston, ND.
They made their home on
the farm in Eastfork
Township, Williams
County. Together they
raised two children Jen-
nifer and Christina. Smit-
ty farmed the land and
grew crops of wheat, rye
and alfalfa. He also owned
and worked Smitty’s
Welding Service and S&B
Sandblasting. Several
years later Smitty added
Charolais cattle to the
farm which required early
mornings, late nights and
a lot of hard work. His
marriage to Rhonda ended
after 22 years. Smitty re-
tired his two businesses
and created two more,
Eastfork Gravel and Smith
Water Depot.
He truly loved the out-
doors and many outdoor
activities such as fishing,
hunting deer, elk and
pheasant. He loved riding
snowmobiles and rode
trails in Island Park, Idaho
and raced his drag sleds
in Minnesota.
Smitty was a huge Vik-
ings fan, every Sunday
there was football on the
TV. He attended some
games at the Metrodome
in Minneapolis, Minneso-ta.
He loved and admired
his car collection which
consisted of a 2003 50th
Anniversary Corvette
Convertible, 2010 Camaro
yellow with racing stripes
like Bumblebee and a
2015 Corvette Convertible
Sting Ray.
Smitty is survived by:
his daughters, Jennifer
Smith, Christina (Ian)
Jones; grandchildren,
Dylan Smith and Greta
Jones; sister, Karen (Larry)
Gehering.
He was preceded in
death by: his parents,
Tommy and Jackie Smith;
son, Zachary Smith;
daughter, Angela Smith.
On October 8, 2020, at
the age of 68, Smitty has
permanently gone fishing.
Smitty’s Funeral Ser-
vice will be held at 2:00
PM, Friday, October 16,
2020 at the Gloria Dei
Lutheran Church in
Williston, ND. Pastor
Steve Anderson will offi-
ciate.
Interment will be at
Riverview Cemetery in
Williston, ND.
Visitation will be held
Thursday, October 15,
2020 from 9:00 AM to
6:00 PM at the Fulkerson
Stevenson Funeral Home
Chapel in Williston, ND,
with a Family Service,
open to the public, to be
held at 6:00 PM. Friends
may also call at the
church one hour prior to
services.
The funeral service will
be broadcast, please fol-
low the link on Smitty’s
service information on
our website
www.fulkersons.com.
Due to Covid 19, we ask
that everyone adheres to
local and state require-
ments for social distanc-
ing.