Donald Lewis Smith, MD Obituary - The Beaver County Times - The Times

Donald Lewis Smith, MD, calved successful New Castle, Pennsylvania connected September 14, 1930 passed distant connected December 17, 2022 astatine the property of 92.

Don, calved the oldest of 5 children to Loyal Wilson and Dorothy Kendall Smith, was raised connected an 80-acre workplace adjacent Volant, Pennsylvania. He graduated from East Brook High School and Westminster College wherever helium earned a Bachelor’s of Science grade successful Chemistry successful 1954. He excelled successful shot and hoops successful precocious schoolhouse and college. After college, helium earned his Doctor of Medicine astatine Jefferson Medical College successful Philadelphia successful 1958 and went connected to service arsenic Captain and doc successful the US Air Force astatine Ft. Bragg successful Fayetteville, North Carolina.

From 1961-1967 Dr. Smith practiced household medicine successful Franklin, Pennsylvania. In 1967 helium moved to Gainesville, Florida to specialize successful ophthalmology astatine the University of Florida. After completing his residency successful 1971, Dr. Smith moved to Ocala, Florida and established an ophthalmology signifier that aboriginal became known arsenic Ocala Eye Surgeons. He was connected the forefront of cataract country utilizing intraocular lens (IOL) implantation successful the aboriginal 1970s. Dr. Smith was an progressive subordinate of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Board of Ophthalmology, the American Medical Association and the Florida Medical Association and served connected the committee of directors of Marion Community Hospital.

After retiring from opthalmology, helium expanded his play hobby into an arsenic palmy 2nd career, applying subject and exertion to negociate his registered Brangus beef cattle operation, Heldon Ranch. He was a founding subordinate of the Florida Brangus Association, and served arsenic President of some the Florida and the Southeast Brangus Breeders Associations and connected the Board of Directors of the International, the Southeast, and the Florida Associations.

Don joined Rae Marie Gamble Smith connected December 27, 1984. Together they shared 8 children, 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

Kathleen Smith Halbig (Erik, Karl), Karen Smith (Willard) Owyeung (Chelsea, Rachel, Olivia), Steven Smith, Kent Smith, Kevin (Mary) Smith (Maggie, Amelia, Ruthie), Michaelynn Gamble (Jon Dean), Dean (Deneen) Gamble (Austin, Noah, Nick), Brent (Jodi) Gamble (Hunter, Garytt)

Memorial services volition beryllium held connected Thursday, December 29 astatine 10:00 americium astatine First Methodist Church, 21501 County Road 40, Dunnellon, Florida 34431. He volition beryllium buried astatine the Florida National Cemetery successful Bushnell, Florida.