Keith Smoak Obituary

Such a great guy. Good friend to our family. Great memories.

Debbie and family Im so sorry for your loss. So many years ago I was blessed with meeting Keith and becoming a friend. He had an infectious smile that I will never forget. He will always be in my prayers.
Rob Francis Middletown New York

Missing you Keith! I remembered us growing up in the neighborhood together!

With Peace, Love and Light to All. Words can not express our sorrow over your loss. Susan and Brooksie McCarty

I always loved delivering mail to the Smoaks. Such a kind and energetic family! Mr. Keith will be missed! You have my prayers an sympathy.
Dawn Smith(mail 1991-2006)

Debbie & Family,
Jerry and I were so sorry to hear about the passing of Keith, we all had such great times on the ball field for many years we will treasure those memories forever.
Our Prayers go out to you and your family. God Bless you during this time.

I first met Keith playing co-ed softball at Crowfield and remained friends watching our sons grow up. We coached against each other many years. His baseball knowledge influenced us all. He will surely be missed by our family and the Goose Creek community.

Debbie, David, Justin and family,

I worked with Keith for the past 5 years, and came to know him as a man who loved his family above all else. His smile was always a little brighter when he spoke of all of you. He had such a presence, and was so engaging. I will miss his daily visits just to chat about whatever was on his mind. May God's grace and peace comfort you.

Keith was a great friend and team mate. He will always be remembered by those that he touched over the years.

I had the great pleasure of playing baseball with Keith several years during the mid to late 1960's! He was always a great teammate and when I see Justin play, I see a lot of Keith's style of baseball. Hustle, teamwork, and great talent. But the greatest gift Keith gave us all was his love of life. Peace be with you all, Gary HHS 1969

My deepest condolences go out to the Smoak family. I had the pleasure to work with Keith for 6 years. An excellent worker, great man and a good friend. He will always hold a place in my heart.

We are truly sorry for your loss. Grief is always difficult as we have recently experienced with the loss of our loved one. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you as you move through the process of healing. ...Eddie, Flo, and Ryan Wilson

To the Smoak Family, Keith coached me in little league baseball. He was a great coach and I had a great respect for him. May the Lord comfort you in your loss. -Anthony Gandolfo and family

Debbie, you and all your family are in my thoughts and prayers, I always have and always will be your friend! I know that God has made heaven a special place and even though I diden,t have the pleasure of knowing Keith like I did you, we can be assured that Keith is there now! Denny Nacco Summerville, SC

Debbie, Justin, David, & family:
The world is dimmer today because Keith is no longer in it, but Heaven is all lit up! We all have such wonderful and vivid memories of Keith, that there are too many to mention. We especially loved the baseball games, practices in our backyard, traveling with you all, even playing softball at Crowfield! Keith will truly be missed, but his legacy lives on. We are so sorry for your loss, but grateful that his suffering is no more. God will protect him and hold him until you all can be together again. We love you all!
Ron, Kay, Will & Webber Reid

To the Smoak Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time! Our deepest sympathy to you all. May the many wonderful memories that you have shared bring you comfort and joy in the years to come. Condolences,

My heartfelt sympathy to the family of Keith Smoak from a fellow Smoak and Hanahan Hawks classmate of Keith's. A life well lived greatly missed is now being held in the bossum of His arms. Take care.
Frances Smoak Smith, Belleville, IL

To the Smoak Family,

I worked with Keith for about five years, which I truly enjoyed. He was a great man and we soon became friends. I had great respect for him and I will miss him very much. He was so proud of your family and loved talking about all of you. Please accept my deepest sympathy and condolences as well.

Smoak Family,
So sorry to hear of your loss. Our deepest sympathy goes out to your family.
John & John Thomas Murrian

To the Smoak Family,

I am saddened and yet joyful in the passing of Keith Smoak, sad for
those he left behide, for we will surely miss all that is Keith, a decent and kind man that I cannot possibly do any justice in this column.

I am joyful because you are no longer in pain, there is no suffering in your new home, only joy. I can only image you looking down on us with that smile as you thank us for the many memories you shared with us. I can envision you smashing one of your famous tape measured home runs up there as you circle the bases as so many times you did down here. And lastly, I am so very thankful that you
allowed me to visit you one last time before moving on.

Greg Morris

Debbie, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in this time of sorrow. Please accept my deepest sympathy and condolences. Keith was always larger than life to me and I had nothing but respect for him. I will miss him, as will many, and will always remember what he represented to me. May your memories bring you joy, and may God bless you and your family and hold you close in the days ahead.

Smoak Family,

I worked very close with Keith,almost five years.He was truly a great leader,supervisor and most of all my friend.Keith will be sadly missed and my deepest sympathy is extended to the Smoak family. God bless the entire the Smoak family.

To the Smoak family,
I am so very sorry to hear of Keith's passing. I worked with Keith at Serco for 5 or 6 years and came to know him as a wonderful person and an extremely proud father. I know he will be missed by many. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.

Debbie and family,

We are so sorry for your loss and our heart and prayers are with you and the boy's.

Matt, Debbie & Matthew Crim

We grew up together and played baseball in the summers at Cooks field. He will be missed by everyone. Our prayers will be with you. Justin remember that your Dad will always be with you on the field. He now will be free of cancer to join rather you. He hasn't left any of you.

To the Smoak family, Keith and I worked together at Serco for 4 years and he will truly be missed. My prayers are with you all. My God bring you comfort during this time.

Debbie and family so sorry to hear of the passing of Keith. I was a classmate of Keith's. He was a wonderful person. He will be sadly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with the family...Patricia(Pat) Dority Land ( Timmonsville, SC

Please accept my heartfelt sympathy.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.

Debbie and Justin, My prayers and sympathy are with you. Keith will always be your Angel in the Outfield. Cindy Murrian

Debbie, David, Justin and Family,
The years have gone by so fast since departing the shipyard. We all were so blessed to have known each other as co-workers and friends. Time and distance have seperated so many of us but our friendship and love for each other has never changed. Keith always smiled when he would tell me stories of David and Justin. Debbie, David and Justin will always see that smile and ensure his grandchildren will know that smile. Just look at his smile in his picture. I will always see that smile on his face when I think of Keith. Jenny, Joli, Gene and myself offer our prayers to the entire Smoak family.

Debbie and family...I am sorry to hear of your loss. May our Father console and give all of you the strength that is needed during this difficult time. Keith was a wonderful person and he will surely be missed!

Debbie,

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family through this very difficult time. I have such great memories of playing ball with Keith.
We surely shared the love of the game.

Danny "Rooster" Mazzell
York, SC

To the Smoak Family,Keith was a classmate of mine and I also had the pleasure of working with him at the shipyard for 20 years.What a great guy!So sorry for your loss you all will be in our prayers

I knew Keith when we were children. We played and I really liked our kinship. Although years have passed I will always have fond memories of that time. He was a good cousin. My heart felt sympathy and love go out to you at this very hard time. To all of you God Bless.

To all of my dear Smoak relatives...You are in our thoughts and prayers as you walk through this valley. Just remember the God of the mountain is still God in the valley. His peace and grace is awesome. I have fond memories of summers together at our grandmother's home in Little Swamp. Keith will be sadly missed and our love and deepest sympathy is extended to you all.

Roger and Sonya Waltz

Dear Debbie and family. I only knew Keith for four years - I sure wish I could have known him longer...guys like this don't come along often. What a terrific guy. He was so proud of his family, and his greater Charleston community - he was a true professional and gave his all to his employer right up to the end. With tears in my eyes and pain in my heart -my condolences and prayers to you, boys, daughters in law, and granchildren.

Dear Smoak Family, I worked with Keith at the CNSYD. What a great guy and LOVED his family! So sad to hear that he is no longer with us.

Shari Green Saunders

Smoak Family,
I worked with Keith for several years. He was very kind and we often talked about our families and of course baseball. Although you don't know me I am deeply saddened by your loss. I will keep all of you in my prayers. With deepest sympathy,

Debbie, Justin, and family,
We were all so shocked and saddened to hear of Keith's passing. We have so many wonderful memories of all those years at the ball field. He's got the best seat in the house now! We'll be praying for comfort and peace to cover you in the coming months.
Laura Bull, Brett and Cynthia, Candace and Joey, Devon and Kevin, Dawn and Matthew

Debbie, I'm so very sorry to hear of your loss. May God watch over you and your family during this time of need.

Debbie & Justin, you will both be in my family's thoughts and prayers. My family and I are very sorry for your loss.

Debbie & Justin, I am so deeply sorry for your loss. Keith was always one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He was like a big teddy bear. If we all could be half the person he was, this world would be a better place. Please know that you and your family are in our prayers.

Sarah & Tony Osterman

I was very sorry to hear of Keith's passing. I worked with Keith in his position as buyer for Serco. He was fun to work with and I always enjoyed it when we had a chance to just chat. His family was so important to him. My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Dear Smoak Family........ our thoughts and prayers are with you during the difficult time....... Ed/BobbieJean Blackwell

Debbie and family
We just learned this morning, my heart and prayers are with you and your family. We are deeply sadden.

Anne & JL Dennis and Cassie

I want to express my sincere condolences to Keith's waife and family. I worked with Keith many years at the Naval Shipyard. Although since the YARD closed we haven't seen a lot of each other I will miss him greatly.
MAY GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY in this time of grief.
vr,
Jerry Oldham

To the Smoak family, I am deeply sorry to hear about your loss. I use to work with Keith at Serco from 2003 to 2006 and he was a pleasure to work with. Always enjoyed his stories about Justin and I even got the pleasure of meeting him. He was so proud of that child. Keith became a very good friend of mine and I'm saddened by this news. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless!!

To the Smoak family, Although I only worked with Keith at Serco a little while, we bonded instantly for our love of baseball. I am deeply saddened and offer up my prayers for all of you. May God bless you and keep you during this time.

To the Smoak Family,
I knew Keith from the CNSYD. May God bless and keep him. Always a nice guy.
Larry

Debbie and Family so sorry to hear about Keith's passing. So many good memories came rushing to mind, of all the good times at the ball fields Keith was a good friend to me and my boys. May God be with you all

Fran and I have you all in our prayers. Remember many good times while Justin was in Columbia.

So sorry to hear of Keith's death. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time of your loss of a loved one. God Bless You.

Debbie and familiy, I am so very saddened to hear about Keith. He was a great person. I still remember the 80's when we went to the Carolina Gamecock football games together with all the crowd. You will be in my prayers. I am out of town right now but will see you on Saturday.

Please accept our deepest sympathy on the passing of your loved one. Your family is in our thoughts and in our prayers. Mayor Minnie Blackwell and Hanahan City Council: Dan Owens, Mike Dyson, Kevin Cox, Michael Sally, Joel Hodges, and Jeff Chandler

Joyce, Bill, Brenda, Kevin
So sorry to hear about Keith. I spent a lot of time with the Smoak family in my youth and enjoyed it all. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

Very sorry for your loss, Keith grew up across the street from our family and he was always like part of our family. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. ... Sam "Bubba" and Teressa Sheider

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time. We hope your family can find comfort in your memories.

My thoughts and prays go to the family. I know that he will be greatly missed.

The flame burns eternally in the hearts of those touched by another and in the stories they share with others along the way.

Justin and family, What makes heaven a better place is because people like your father are there. Thoughts and prayers are with you.

To the Smoak family, we are deeply sadden to hear about the passing of your love one. We will keep you in our prayers and may God continue to comfort you. The Pelzers, Holly Hill, SC

Debbie and family so sorry to hear of Keith's passing...Was a former classmate of Keith's ....saw him about a month ago....He was such a great person and will be missed....My sympathy to you and the family..

So very sorry for your loss..We grew up across the street from each other as kids and he was very much one of the good guys. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. ... Sandy Sheider Likar ( Middleburg, Fl.)

So sorry to hear of his passing... such a good guy. I'll sure miss seeing him every Christmas when I get back to town. My prayers are with the family. He surely will have his reward in heaven.

justin and mrs. debbie sorry for your loss he was a true friend and always was there to support others i will keep you in my prayers

Debbie, Michael, Justin and the rest of the family. I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Keith. I have know Keith just about all my life. He was always a good young man and a wonderful grown man. He will be surely missed. Our prayers are with you and your extended family. Gail Strickland Weatherford

Justin and Family,

From Our family to yours, we are thinking of you and are terribly sorry for your loss. Keith was a great man.
Drew, Adam, Kim and Dean Crisp.

I am sure I speak for the whole Shipyard family when I say that we have lost a true friend and wonderful coworker. Keith will be sadly missed.

We are thinking of you all.

Debbie, Justin and Family,

We heard the sad news this morning. Please know that we are thinking of you. We are so sorry.
Janet Morris and Shannon & Brandon Butch