Florence, South Carolina
Galen H. Smith, Jr.
1927 — 2024
Galen Hartman Smith, Jr., age 96, of Florence, South Carolina, peacefully passed away following declining health on January 28, 2024 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Galen Hartman Smith, Sr., and Elsie (Lazear) Smith of Wellsburg, West Virginia. Galen was born on July 31, 1927, and grew up in Wellsburg, West Virginia, the oldest of two children. He attended Wellsburg High School, where he graduated in 1945. Following high school, Galen served during World War II in the constabulary for the United States Army in Germany from 1945-1947, Service Company 5th Calvary Regiment. Upon his return, he attended West Virgina University. He married his...