Floyd A. Smith
Died: Aug 27, 2019
Floyd Alfred Smith of Heath Village, Hackettstown, N.J. died on August 27, 2019, at the age of
90. Floyd was born in Flushing, N.Y. on February 24, 1929, to Floyd Lee and Mary Davenport
Smith.
He received a bachelor’s degree from Pace University in New York City in 1951. He
was inducted into the US Army in 1951, and served two years stationed at West Point. After
completing military service, he began his career in Corporate Records Management at Union
Carbide. On October 2, 1955, he married Lucy DeHondt, together they raised 3 daughters in
Oyster Bay, N.Y. They later lived in Brookfield Center, Conn. and Chapel Hill, N.C. before
moving to Hackettstown, N.J. Floyd was an active member of the Heath Village community,
serving as resident representative to the board of directors and on many committees, and
organizing and running the very popular bocci league. He enjoyed painting and exhibited his
work at a show at Heath Village. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of
Hackettstown.
Floyd was preceded in death by his wife Lucy and sister Mary Lee Umshlag. He is survived by
three daughters; Sarah (Terry) Becker of Burnsville, Minn., Jenny (Mark) Sanders of
Albuquerque, N.M., and Martha (Robert) Fico of Westfield, N.J., and grandchildren Lesley
(Josh) Schneider, Rachel and Kristen Becker, and Jack and Mark Fico, and his sister Betty
Gessner, one nephew and four nieces.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Street, Hackettstown NJ 07840.
A private family service will be held this Fall. Memorial donations can be made to the Friendship Fund, 151 Heath Village, Hackettstown, N.J. 07840 Attn:Debbie O’Brien. Those wishing to leave an online condolence may do so at www.cochranfuneral.com/
Condolences:
Roger Ouellette
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August 30th, 2019 12:19 pm
Floyd Smith Family,
Please accept my sympathies in your loss. Floyd was a good friend; we enjoyed many meals together here at Heath Village.
Roger Ouellette
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