On March 19th, 2023 God, in his infinite wisdom and divine love, released our beloved Gregory Keith Smith “Greg” from all Earthly limitations and granted him everlasting peace and serenity. Greg was born on July 25th, 1969 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was educated in the Cumberland County School System where he graduated from Southview High School. At an early age, he joined Swan’s Creek Missionary Baptist Church. After relocating to Kansas, he joined Mercy Church in Olathe and Revolution Church in Salina.

In 1987, he began his four-year service in the army as a helicopter mechanic. After his time there, he briefly worked at Lockheed Martin in Kansas before returning to Virginia to work for McDonald Douglas. He worked as a corrections officer at the Saline County Sheriff’s Department before being accepted into the 30th recruit class of the Kansas Highway Patrol in 1996. In 2000, he was promoted to Master Trooper.  He was promoted to Field Supervisor Lieutenant in 2016 and served until his retirement in May of 2022.

Greg was proceeded in death by his father, Rev. William Gregory Smith. He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife, Misti May Smith, four children Jordan Alexandra Smith, Caroline Sue Hurst, Brianna Marie Smith, and Andrew Paul Goltl, his mother Mattie Smith of Hope Mills, North Carolina, and his two sisters Sharon Regina Barham and Tondalaya Richardson as well as a grandbaby, Kaia Rae Marie Kemp.

Greg had a contagious smile and he valued community. He made everyone around him feel safe and loved, and he shared the love of the Lord with everyone he could. He could always be counted on for a comforting hug, a good laugh, or a word of prayer. He made lifelong friends in the bowling alley and made for a great partner on the tennis court. He competed in bowling and tennis tournaments around the country and made it to USTA Nationals. He was proud of his accomplishments on and off the court but even more so of his daughters. He will be missed by many now that he has found everlasting peace with the Lord.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 27, 2023 at First Covenant Church, 2625 E Magnolia Rd., Salina.

Memorials may be made to the Greg Smith Memorial Fund.

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