SEAFORD - Rev. William Harold Smith went into the presence of the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Rev. Smith was born at home; the son of the late William O. and Ethel McCool Smith. Rev. Smith served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during WW II. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. and served 3 ½ years as a fighter pilot with 11 months overseas duty in France. He flew missions into Germany, Czechoslovakia and Belgium. Seven years after service in the Air Corps he was called to full time Christian ministry. He attended Thiel College, Greenville, PA, and graduated from Wesley Seminary, Washington, DC in 1961. He entered the full time ministry in June of 1953 pastoring United Methodist Charges for over 33 years in Sheakleyville, PA, Farmington, DE, Frankford, DE, Dover, DE, Goldsboro, MD, Reno, PA and Shippenville, PA. After retirement, he held the rank of Captain in Civil Air Patrol Group 50, Franklin, PA where he also served as Chaplain.. He married his wife of 67 years; Thelma Louise Weaver Smith January 1st , 1944. She passed away October 28th, 2009. He is survived by a son, David William Smith and his wife Joyce Dodd Smith of Seaford, 3 grandchildren, David Scott Smith his wife Kimberly Baxter Smith and four great-grandchildren Tyler, Joshua, Brayden and SarahAnne; Kristin Lee Smith and his wife Robin Whitney Smith and four great-grandchildren Katelyn, Justin, Alyssa and Kirin; Jodi Smith Evans and her husband Richard Lee Evans and great grand-children Conner, Corey and Ryan. Funeral Services will be on Saturday, January 16th at 2 PM at the Atlanta Road Alliance Church, 22625 Atlanta Rd, Seaford, where friends may call from 1 to 2. Burial will be in Cokesbury Cemetery. The family suggests donations be made either to the Atlanta Road Alliance Memorial Fund P.O Box 756 Seaford, DE 19973 or the Methodist Manor House Employee Benevolent Fund 1001 Middleford Road, Seaford, DE 19973.