SUNAPEE, N.H. - Kingsley Smith Jr., aged 68, died at his home on North Road, Wednesday evening, January 19, 2011.
Kingsley was born on December 23, 1942, the son of the late Kingsley, Sr. and Virginia (Coley) Smith in Springfield, VT. He was raised and educated in Springfield, VT, attended Springfield High School and graduated from Kimball Union Academy, then attended Middlebury College, and received his bachelor's degree in economics from Boston University, where he continued for another year in graduate school.
He married Devon D. Hall and shared 40 years. King worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance just out of college in Boston, before coming to Sunapee and purchasing Osborne's Marine with Devon, later selling and starting Sunapee Harbor Marine Center, which he owned and operated for 15 years. They later owned and operated the former Sunapee Community Store before retiring in 2007.
Kingsley enjoyed boats and old cars, the Red Sox, playing the stock market, and loved eating seafood with his daughter. He will be dearly missed by his loving family and friends who knew him so well over the years.
Survivors include his daughter, Alison C. Smith of Manchester, his sister, Cherrill Rowell and her husband, Bill, of Williston, VT, his nephew, Scott Robertson of N. Andover, MA, and his ex-wife, Devon Smith of Sunapee. He was predeceased by a brother, Wyman Gordon Smith and his niece, Jill Ann Robertson.
Calling hours will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, January 23, 2011, at the Newton-Bartlett Funeral Home, 42 Main Street in Newport. Services will be at the convenience of the family and burial will take place in the spring at the family plot in N. Clarendon, VT. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit the Newton-Bartlett Funeral Home at
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Ashley Smith (Acuña)
Oh, dear, and I was thinking about Kinglsley just the other day, thinking I should write to him, remembering the reunion and how much fun it was to see one of the "other" Smiths...I always thought he was very funny, even though a pest at times. I can see him in home room, I think room 120, with Johanna sitting behind me, King looking over her shoulder at what I don´t remember, and we were laughing ...The teachers constantly confused us, as our names ended in ..ley. My parents took us to the Hartness House often, a special treat. In those days it was a bit "posh"...a child´s memory, but it was wonderful, with its fun gift shop...King´s father was a gracious person.
That´s why the reunion was/is so important...it revives memories from our past together...for me it was wonderful to see King and to laugh with him... You know, we think we will be "there " for the next time...maybe not. Kingsley will be missed. I am SO glad he went to the reunion! Ash
Susan Jones (Pelton)
I first met Kingle at Elm Hill School and we were classmates throughout our school years. Over the years we kept in touch occassionally, I met his wife and daughter, and often saw him in Sunapee in the summer. A year before our reunion I saw his sister Cherry at the Class of 1959's Reunion and she gave me his most recent phone number in Sunapee. I looked him up and spent an afternoon with him and convinced him he would be missing a very special time if he did not come to our reunion. It worked! and he did come, and aren't we glad he did - I know he was. Kingle was not in good health having had a couple of strokes. I am sorry to hear the news. He was a character and always had the "latest" gossip about Springfield. Like so many of our classmates he will be missed. Sue Jones Pelton
Edward Ankuda
I am so saddened to learn of the passing of my dear friend Kingol. He was quite a guy and how he loved Sunapee. Dave Metzler and he took me over there one mindless summer day and never did get me up and out of the water on skis. My body was bruised and sore, however, I played my three sets of tennis that evening at Riverside. King would take me to play tennis on the court behind the Hartness House and, boy, did I feel special. His mom and dad were outstanding to me, also. Those were the days, my friends.