Archie S. Smith - Well known in the Community

ARCHIE was the son of William and Elizabeth (Leech) Smith, attended school in Pleasant Valley, worked for Central Hudson, was a member of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church and the Poughkeepsie Elks Club. He owned and operated Archie S. Smith Photography and was a Volunteer Fireman and the Departments Treasurer for 25 years. In 1955 the legendary flood of that year devasted the family home. The little brown house where the Smith Family lived was directly behind the fire station and it was in the cellar of this house where Archie built a Dark Room and processed much of his own work.

Submitted by his daughter, Joanne Smith Melanson, joanne@ncia.net AHS Class of 1972. Joanne has many of her father's pictures depicting the 1955 Flood in Pleasant Valley and Winter Pictures depicting various snow storms, the height of the snow banks etc. that she is willing to share with others in the form of a historical presentation. Please contact Joanne at her e-mail address given above, just to say Hi or if you are interested in a historical presentation.

ARCHIE SMITH

A man well known in the area, and well liked, passed away suddenly. He was Archie S. Smith, 51 of Main St., Pleasant Valley. He was a field clerk with the Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation and had, on occasion, done work for The Townsman in the photographic field.

He was born in Pleasant Valley on July 22, 1910, the son of the late William and Elizabeth Smith and educated in Pleasant Valley schools. He married the former Mary Ann Campion in 1953. Mr. Smith also leaves a daughter, Joanne. Also surviving Mr. Smith is a sister, Mrs. Jennie Monroe, Rhinebeck; and two half brothers from his mother's first marriage, James Todd, Boston, Mass. and Willam Todd of Springfield, Mass.

Mr. Smith was a member of the Pleasant Valley Fire Co., and served as its treasurer for the last 25 years; he also belonged to the Poughkeepsie lodge of Elks.

At 11 a.m. on Monday, funeral services for Mr. Smith will be conducted at the Allen Funeral Home, Pleasant Valley. The Rev. Robert Agnew of the Pleasant Valley Presbyterian church will officiate; and burial will be in the Presbyterian cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home tonight and tomorrow night from 7 to 9 o'clock.

The Pleasant Valley Fire Co. will conduct memorial services tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home; and the Elks will meet there for services at 7:30 o'clock.