David was born in Colby, KS at his grandmother’s home on March 3, 1940 to Alice and Edward Smith. They moved to the Colome area in 1952. Shortly after moving to South Dakota, David’s parents divorced. After his parent’s divorce David and his brothers moved frequently and lived in various places. Due to these frequent moves David missed a lot of school, but graduated from Witten High School in 1960.
During high school and after graduation David worked for Clarence Smith at the Witten bar. He also worked various commercial plumbing construction jobs with his brother Bill. He later worked at the Texaco station for Merle King for five years. He also owned Dave’s Mobil for two years.
David married Elaine Week on New Year’s Eve 1965. They owned and operated the Sears Catalog store for almost 25 years. David did all the appliance repairs for the store and could fix practically anything. Also during this time, they owned Dave’s Boot Repair where they did boot and leather repair. When the Sears store closed, he took a job at the Winner Jail as a corrections officer.
David enjoyed visiting with people and telling stories. He spent a lot of time watching his pet duck and chickens. Dave’s dogs were very important to him. Most of his free time was devoted to his dogs. He also spent time working on home and car projects with his family.
He is survived by his wife Elaine, daughters Susan Boerner (Kenneth) and Kristine Smith. His grandsons Luke and Iver Boerner, his brothers Bill (Evelyn) of Aurora, CO, Jim (Pat) of Hemet, CA, John (Sheila) of Rapid City, SD, and Keith (Carol) of Mitchell, SD. Sister in law Amy Russell of Evansville, WY, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father Edward Smith, his mother Alice Connelly, Step father John Connelly, in-laws Ellece and Iver Week, sister in law Iva Week, and brother in law Charles Russell.
A family service will be held at a later date.
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