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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Lincoln A. Smith
Lincoln A.
Smith
December 2, 1920 – May 15, 2013
Lincoln A. Smith's Obituary
Rev. Lincoln A. Smith Sr.
WEST SPRINGFIELD –Rev. Lincoln A. Smith Sr., age 92, former pastor of the Lakewood Baptist Church in Warwick, died on May 15, 2013 in West Springfield, Massachusetts. He was the husband of the late A. Charlotte (Irwin) Smith. Rev. and Mrs. Smith were married for 67 years.
Born in Boston, MA, a son of the late Milton and Helen (Ball) Smith, he was ordained to the ministry on November 11, 1946.
Rev. Smith served as the pastor of Lakewood Baptist Church for 23 years, retiring in 1988. He was a chaplain for the Warwick Fire Department for over 30 years and a former chaplain for the Somerville, MA Fire Department for 9 years. He also served as chaplain for the Civil Air Patrol, Lakewood Unit. He was a member of the RI Baptist Convention, and served on various committees. He was a former president of the Warwick Clergy Association.
Rev. Smith organized Boy Scout Troop 49 Lakewood, and received the Boy Scout Good Shepherd Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
Prior to coming to Lakewood Baptist Church, Rev. Smith held pastorates at the First Baptist Church in Hampton, NH, Trinity Baptist Church in Providence, Union Baptist Church in East Killingly, CT, and First Baptist Church in Somerville, MA.
He is survived by two sons, Lincoln A. Smith, Jr. and his wife Donna of Warwick, and Rev. Robert Smith and his wife Deborah of West Springfield, MA; a daughter, Dr. Judith Houle and her husband Thomas of Belchertown, MA; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was the twin brother of the late Rev. Robert M. Smith.
The funeral and burial will be held in Rhode Island. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:00 pm in the First Baptist Church, 337 Piper Road, West Springfield, MA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Building Fund of the First Baptist Church in West Springfield or to the Town of Belchertown Scholarship Fund, PO Box 6607, Belchertown, MA 01007. The West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home is handling all arrangements, for more details please visit curranjones.com.
WEST SPRINGFIELD –Rev. Lincoln A. Smith Sr., age 92, former pastor of the Lakewood Baptist Church in Warwick, died on May 15, 2013 in West Springfield, Massachusetts. He was the husband of the late A. Charlotte (Irwin) Smith. Rev. and Mrs. Smith were married for 67 years.
Born in Boston, MA, a son of the late Milton and Helen (Ball) Smith, he was ordained to the ministry on November 11, 1946.
Rev. Smith served as the pastor of Lakewood Baptist Church for 23 years, retiring in 1988. He was a chaplain for the Warwick Fire Department for over 30 years and a former chaplain for the Somerville, MA Fire Department for 9 years. He also served as chaplain for the Civil Air Patrol, Lakewood Unit. He was a member of the RI Baptist Convention, and served on various committees. He was a former president of the Warwick Clergy Association.
Rev. Smith organized Boy Scout Troop 49 Lakewood, and received the Boy Scout Good Shepherd Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
Prior to coming to Lakewood Baptist Church, Rev. Smith held pastorates at the First Baptist Church in Hampton, NH, Trinity Baptist Church in Providence, Union Baptist Church in East Killingly, CT, and First Baptist Church in Somerville, MA.
He is survived by two sons, Lincoln A. Smith, Jr. and his wife Donna of Warwick, and Rev. Robert Smith and his wife Deborah of West Springfield, MA; a daughter, Dr. Judith Houle and her husband Thomas of Belchertown, MA; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was the twin brother of the late Rev. Robert M. Smith.
The funeral and burial will be held in Rhode Island. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:00 pm in the First Baptist Church, 337 Piper Road, West Springfield, MA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Building Fund of the First Baptist Church in West Springfield or to the Town of Belchertown Scholarship Fund, PO Box 6607, Belchertown, MA 01007. The West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home is handling all arrangements, for more details please visit curranjones.com.
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