Bill Smith

SMITH — Bill, interim pastor for the Seaside (Oregon) Church, passed away suddenly Nov. 14, 2019 at the age of 84.

He and his wife, Sue, were both born in Montana, met in Alaska, married in Montana and served as missionaries in Malacca, Panang and Sabah, Malasia, as well as in Papua and Balikpapan Indonesia. He was the first missionary pilot in Indonesia and developed the Adventist Aviation Center. He loved to build and is credited with the construction of more than 35 church and schools in his 18 years of mission service, as well as churches and schools in Colorado and Oregon. He served as general contractor for the building of the Seaside Church and lived to see it dedicated.

Bill graduated from Upper Columbia Academy in 1953, Walla Walla College in 1957 with a BA degree in religion, and in 1958 with a master’s degree in Systematic Theology from Potomac University. In 1984, he received a Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University.

He is survived by his wife, Sue (McDaniels) of Tillamook, Oregon; son and daughter-in-law, Jordan and Joy Smith of Mountainview, Hawaii; son, Bill Jr. of Tillamook; daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Tim Mayne of Netarts, Oregon; sister, Marian Rieber, of College Place, Washington; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.