Michael Dennis "Smitty" Smith
October 20, 1957 ~ January 12, 2011
Services:
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, MD with Fr. John Caulfield officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Friday, January 14, 2011 from 5:00-8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be recited at 7:00 PM.
Michael Dennis “Smitty” Smith, 53, of Mechanicsville, MD died January 12, 2011 in Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD. Born October 20, 1957 in Washington, DC he was the son of Clinton Wynn Smith and the late Mary Louise (Lacey) Smith of Mechanicsville, MD. Michael is survived by his siblings; Catherine Bassford and David Smith of Mechanicsville, MD along with many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his sister Janet Hayden. Smitty graduated from Oxon Hill Senior High School in 1976 going on to attended Prince George’s Community College and was a member of the APA Billiards Association. He was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and was a Beverage Salesman for the Coca-Cola Company for fifteen years. Michael enjoyed; watching cooking shows, cooking, camping, watching Redskins games, playing cards, as well as hanging out with family and friends at the pool. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 14, 2011 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be recited at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, MD with Fr. John Caulfield officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers are; Jimmy Kramer, Bob (BJ) Johns, Mike Vaughn, Dale Vaughn, Todd Sodeman, and Teo Sodeman. Contributions in memory of Michael Dennis “Smitty” Smith may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
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“My heartfelt sympathy is extended to the entire family of Mike. Treasure all the wonderful memories for I surely do and the laughter is PRICELESS. RIP Mike”
“Joanie and Dave, Our sincere condolences to you and your family. Keep your memories close to your heart. Your Friends, Fred and Julia Bohle”
“My deepest condolences to the family. May God bless you all.”
“Mike Smith Family: My deepest condolences to you ALL. Mike faught a hard battle. May you All find Comfort, Peaceful Moments, and Renewed Strength in knowing that Mike is at peace. My thoughts and prayers are with you All. “
“We were so sorry to hear about Mike’s passing. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.”
“I am so saddened to hear of Smitty’s passing. If there is a baseball field in Heaven, I am sure he is on God’s team. Your family is in my prayers. Blessings to all. “
“Dave and Joanie, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family through these tough times. May your memories of Mike and all the good times, give you strength. I was very fortunate to have known Mike the time that I did, and will always remember the fun times I shared with him.”
“My dearest brother I’m getting ready to do something that I need your strenght and help to get me through this please. I will miss you so so much, I will miss the phone calls every day and our laughter we had. I know in time I will be able I hope to except this and one day I will come to except this babe. Will miis and love you always. Love, Cath”
“Mi (as I called you), We are all certainly going to miss you so much here. Your smile and positive attitude was contagious. We are fortunate that you moved here to spend your last several months with us. There are many memories that we will all hold close to our hearts forever. It will be difficult to go on without you here but we know that you will be watching over us. I know that I will think of you every time I eat “noodles”. Love and miss you very much! Tam”
“We hope all your treasured memories of Smitty help ease the pain of your loss. You are in our prayers and thoughts every day.”
“Sorry for your loss, our prayers are with you all.”
“My thoughts and prayers are with Smitty’s family during this difficult time. Smitty you will be missed. Theresa”
“Our prayers are with you all. Remember the good times and how good Mike was. He had a warm and generous heart. He loved everyone. No one was any better! He had a lot of friends in Memphis and will be truly missed. We know that he is in Heaven and we will be with him again; but will miss him until. We love you all and wish that we could be there. You will be in our prayers. “
“David I am so sorry to hear of Mike’s passing. I’ll always remember his great smile and wonderful laugh. I’ll also remember playing quarters in your Dad’s kitchen on Carson LOVE YOU “
“My thoughts and prayer are with Smitty’s family. Smitty was a wonderful person and I feel blessed to have known him.”