Kim LeRoy Smith Obituary (1939

Kim LeRoy Smith, 78, died February 26, 2018 with his loving wife, Pamela, by his side in Murray, Utah, as a result of complications of a medical procedure. Kim was born December 22, 1939 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Max Smith and Evelyn Reed Smith. His father was in management for Montgomery Wards and consequently moved frequently in the Northwest areas. He graduated from high school the Bay area of California. Kim’s mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was in the Far East Mission and served two and a half years in Hong Kong, China where he learned the Cantonese Language. While on that mission he acquired a pen pal, Barbara Charlene Funk who he later married in the Los Angeles Temple. Kim & Charlene had eight children which included two sets of twins. Kim served in the army for over 14 years as an Intelligence Analysis where he learned Mandarin. Kim then worked at BYU for over 25 years in Humanities. Charlene passed away April 2, 2002. Kim and Pamela Heald met online the end of June and began communicating through email (another pen pal). They married in the Mount Timpanogos Temple on November 2, 2002. This gave Kim three more children and more grandchildren. All together Kim has 47 grandchildren and nearly 11 great-grandchildren with #12 due in a week. Please read: D&C 42:45-50 Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 2, 2018 at the Grandview 16th Ward Chapel, 1260 West 1150 North, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 E. Center, Thursday, March 1 from 6-8:00 p.m. and at the church Friday from 9-9:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Smithfield Cemetery, Smithfield, Utah. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.