Captain (Retired) Mark L Smith, WVSP

Captain (Retired) Mark Smith WVSP, 73, of Winfield, WV, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 23, 2024, after a battle with cancer.  Mark retired from the WV State Police with 25 years of service and then went on to be Putnam County Sheriff for 8 years. He graduated from Hurricane High School Class of 1969, Glenville State University Class of 1973 and received his Master’s in Occupational Safety and Health from Marshall University in 1981. He was also a graduate of the FBI Academy.  He was a current board member of the Putnam Public Service District, and member of the Hurricane First Baptist Church. Mark also coached football in his younger days at Winfield High School.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Marybeth Cook Smith; brothers, Michael Scott Smith and his wife, Phyllis of Milton, Doug Smith and his wife, Patsy of Hurricane; sister, Becky Smith Kelley and her husband, Tom of Anderson, SC; nephews, Joshua Allen, Michael Scott Smith Jr; niece, Jodi Ray Whitson and a host of family and friends.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at the First Baptist Church of Hurricane.   Burial will follow in Valley View Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 til 11 a.m. and 12 til 2 p.m. prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Hurricane First Baptist Church or St Jude Children’s Research.

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