LEWIS R. SMOOT, SR. departed this life, peacefully, on Saturday, , at the age of 90. Lewis was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, , to the union of the late ...
Dorothy A. Smoot (age 92) passed away peacefully at her home on with family by her side. Dorothy was born in rural Daleville, IN. The daughter of the late Alfred and ...
Keith Russell Smoot, 91, died on Tuesday, at Envive of Hartford City. Keith was born on , in the family home just outside of Eaton, Indiana to Roll and Hazel (Furniss) ...
Mariko “Mari” Smoot of Salinas, California passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family and loved ones on . Mari was born on , to Kenichi and Midori Tomota in ...
YORKTOWN – Howard “Buster” Lee Smoot Sr., 84, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001. A native of Salem, Va., he was a Peninsula resident for 60 years. Mr. Smoot was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving from ...
Age 84, of East Sparta, passed away Sun., Dec. 4, 2022. He was born Feb. 28th, 1938, in Beckley, WV, a son of the late Seibert and Ruby (Gunnoe) Smoot. Guy served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam ...
Oliver R. Smoot was selected by his Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity pledgemaster because he was deemed shortest—which made measuring the bridge the most labor-intensive—and he was the "most scientifically named."
Now retired and living in San Diego, Smoot took the time to talk to The Register about the prank that made him a unit of measurement and the lasting impact of standards. Looking back, he recalled how fraternity leaders assigned him the task, and he and his friends carried it out the next day.