Local attorney Scott Andrew Smith, 44, Warsaw, passed away Oct. 2, 2015, in a single-engine plane crash on the South Carolina side of Lake Hartwell in Oconee County. He was killed in a plane crash en route to the Notre Dame vs. Clemson football game as he was an avid Notre Dame fan. He was born Sept. 11, 1971, in Plymouth, to the late Charles D. Smith and Rebecca “Becky” Anne Williams Smith, who survives in Mentone. He was a 1990 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School. He attended Warner University in Lake Wales, Fla., where he received his bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1996. While there, he played basketball for Warner University and was their team captain for two years. He was a 2000 graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law. He obtained licenses to practice in the Indiana Supreme Court, United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana and United States District for the Southern District of Indiana. He was deputy prosecuting attorney in St. Joseph, Allen and Kosciusko counties. He lived in Kosciusko County for the majority of his life, where he was a part of the Kosciusko Leadership Academy and attended Warsaw Community Church. He will be lovingly remembered by his mother, Rebecca “Becky” Anne Smith, Mentone; companion, Brittney Miller, Warsaw; a son, Ryne Andrew Smith, Warsaw; a sister, Michelle Smith LeDrew, Warsaw; and his brother, Ryan Smith, Warsaw; three nephews, Zachary, Bryce and Chase LeDrew, all of Warsaw; and his stepmother, Ann Smith, Warsaw. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles D. Smith, who also died in the same plane crash. Services will be conducted with his father’s memorial service at 10 a.m. Oct. 13 at Warsaw Community Church, with Pastor Denny Wilson officiating. A private burial will take place at Sunset Cemetery, Kokomo. Friends and family can attend Warsaw Community Church, 1855 S. County Farm Road, Warsaw, from 2 to 8 p.m. Oct. 12 for visitation. Arrangements are entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw. ***** Memorials to the Scott Smith Memorial Fund for the college fund of Ryne Smith can be sent in the c/o Lake City Bank, 202 E. Center St., Warsaw, IN 46580 and would be appreciated by the family. Condolences via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
