Seward Smith Obituary

SMITH, JR., Seward Seward Ward Scott Smith, Jr., 68, of Summerville, SC, husband of Ellen Kirshner Smith, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Friday morning, May 25, 2007 at Dorchester Presbyterian Church at ten o'clock. Burial will be private. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME this Thursday evening from 7 9 o'clock. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, SC 29406. Mr. Smith was born August 1, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Seward Scott Smith and Lillia Bearns Smith. He was owner of Smitty's Home Improvements. Mr. Smith was an active volunteer for many organizations including the following: Spoleto and Piccolo Festivals, Charleston Ballet Theater, Charleston Preservation Society, Historic Charleston Foundation, SC Aquarium, National Park Service, Friends of the Dock Street Theater, and the Middleton Place Foundation. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Smith of Summerville, SC; one son, Scott C. Smith of Dix Hill, NY; two daughters, Deborah Ann Payne of Moncks Corner, SC and Kathryn Ellen Tsoukatoa of Massapequa Park, NY; four grandchildren, David A. Morroun of Summerville, SC, Michael Tsoukatoa of Massapequa Park, NY, Rachel Marie Smith and Daniel Scott Smith both of Dix Hill, NY; one sister, Eleanor Johnson of El Cajon, CA and one sister-in-law, Ann F. Miller of Wilmington, DE. Arrangements byPARKS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 130 West 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.