Interesting, just had a similar discussion with a friend. Horse trading with Mark was always an experience but at the end of the day, always worthwhile. Winfred Lee "Smitty" Smith Jr., 79, departed this life peacefully on April 7, 2021 in Charlotte, NC after a brief illness. Pretty amazing car. But no way am I paying $100 to attend. and the last ten to twenty years are not always what we hope for..buy a car now, drive and enjoy it. View Lynchburg obituaries on Legacy, the most timely and comprehensive collection of local obituaries for Lynchburg, Virginia, updated regularly throughout the day with submissions from newspapers, funeral homes, and direct from the community. In response to a specific request, he invited a small number of Club members to view his 1907 Model G White Steamer. . View obituary. To send condolences please visit www.tharpfuneralhome.com . They were blessed with 2 children and their spouses, Kevin Smith and wife, Remie, and Kayla Bamburg and husband, Joe; along with 6 grandchildren, who called him Super Papaw, Wesson, Archer, Dosson, and Campbell Smith, Guinevere and Marston Bamburg. Sorry if that analogy offended anyone. I was interested in some pallet parts and maybe a car if the stars aligned correctly, but this auction is over my head. Mark and his wife Laura would have been married 40 years in May. Frank Smith of Lynchburg, Va., passed away peacefully on August 30, 2019. On one side, there are real space constraints on how many people you can stuff in to an auction tent or room. . Some super rare items. Bob. Was Mark Smith well known in the car collector world? I type it all out and print it on coloredpaper for each file. Be responsible to yourself and your family - well stated Steve - sage words. I ( and I think most reading this) never looked at what they had as an investment, nor the knowledge I have from studying period material / documents etc has made me an "expert". So sorry to hear of the loss of another one of us. It also gives enthusiastssuch as our SVBCC membersthe opportunity to enjoy an amazing slice of automotive history. He was the husband of the late Irene Burton Woodall. So theyre looking for every source of revenue they can find. He graduated from Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, before going on to work for Duti-Duds, Inc. . RIP Mr. Smith. A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Mark Smith, 63, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Lea Joyner Memorial Methodist Church in Monroe, LA with Rev. It will be interesting to watch. I will grant that staging an auction of this scope is expensive along with being a lot of hard work. Mark Matthew Smith Obituary. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until service time under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe, LA. Mark was a lifelong member of Lea Joyner Memorial Methodist Church (formerly Southside Methodist) and the family requests that memorials be made in his honor to the church. Find the obituary of Mark Matthew Smith (2022) from Lynchburg, VA. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Arnold was born February 26, 1944, in Lynchburg, Va., a son of the late William B. Stanley and Lula J. Stanley. Mark was an interesting guy with fantastic taste in automobiles. There is no photo or video of Mark Matthew Smith.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. Now to get the rest of my affairs in order! I'm sure most, if not all, of those are already gone to new caretakers. Born in Forest, May 10, 1946, he was the son of the late Joseph Miller and Frances Hamilton Miller. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. I worked on the MERCER that Miles Coverdale bought, Austin got a great deal on the Type 35 Bugatti. She was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley N. Fowlkes; two brothers Read More, Jon Keith Parish, 85, of Altavista passed away Monday, February 20, 2023. The fees can add up quickly. Lynchburg, VA TAMMY SMITH OBITUARY Tammy Lynette Watts SmithTammy Lynette Watts Smith of Madison Heights, Va. passed away peacefully at University of Virginia Medical Center on Monday,. A friend is one who benefited from being left a number of cars by Mark as noted in his will. 2017-2023 Tribute Archive. Write your message of sympathy today. He sure had the heavy iron. Having friends in common with our cars is a treasure. When I gave this picture to Mark, he couldn't believe his hair was blonde and said how good looking his sisters were. Curious as to what will happen to the collection or if Family will retain the collection of a part of the collection. I had visited him in the hospital and I am only thankful he is not suffering anymore. The family Read More, James Regis "Jim" Dorman, Sr. went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on February 25, 2023. TO MAKE DONATIONS Read More, Claudia Sylvia Hicks, 59, of,Lynchburg, died Sunday, February 26, 2023. Thanks. Get it in writing legally - NOW. Mark, and our own Bill Krzastek, offered a superb tutorial for all interested parties on the history of the Sebring Sprite marque. The cars start on page 13 of day 2. Read More, Vincent G. Moorefield passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at his residence. It sounds like Mark was well known and respected in the old car community. https://wset.com/news/local/250-unique-cars-bid-lynchburg-locations-madison-heights-jefferson-street-concord-turnpike-registration-amherst-highway-virginia. Wonder what the traffic will be like just getting to see what is on offer, then bidding on it, then trying to get it out to take it home. He was born on January 19, 1944, to James and Gertrude Moorefield. They are fairly expensive in the Lynchburg area. Ben McGehee and Rev. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. Mark was truly one of the hobby's legends and will be missed. She Read More, Douglas Luther Vincent, 64, of Lynchburg, VA, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Definitely not my intention. I know Mark had a reputation for being a shrewd horse trader but to a couple of modest, younger collectors with interest he showed an absolute humbling amount of magnanimity and always went out of his way to make us feel welcome in his circles. And just now I find these very sad news. A homegoing celebration will be held 12 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2023, at First Baptist Church, Coolwell. Annie was the last of 10 children and was a loving homemaker Read More, Diane Simonton Vest, 62, of Lynchburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. He was predeceased by : his parents, Richard Edward Smith . She will be Read More, Hazel East Rigney, 79, of Rustburg, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at her residence. I had several longer phone calls with Mark in the beginning of 2021. Most Club members arrived for lunch at Waterstone Pizza and walked to Marks Jefferson Street warehouse. Put in writing with an attorney exactly how you want your estate to be administered after you are no longer here. red MGB carried a white factory fiberglass hardtopa color combination that is near and dear to my own heart. I worked for Mark, in the 1980s, as a teenager. Mark your plant has so many blossoms on it! And he mentioned his two museums where he stored a large number of fine cars, he especially loved original pre-war cars. I see both sides of the issue. Perhaps there is a good lesson here for all of us. Legal ownership of vehicles is always a question. Election bills abound in Annapolis. -I always admired Mark for the fact that he actually knew how to work on his own stuff too. I searched for a car I rode around in for over 40 years, it turned up in the Mark Smith collection. All rights reserved. Most of the cars in the Mark Smith collection predate "Titles", he collected good stuff. He graduated from Northeast Louisiana University (now ULM). Mark is preceded in death by his parents, George and Billie Smith. William Alan Smith, Jr., 82, of . So you do need to do some level of vetting. He loved the New York Jets, loved the game of softball, and was his daughters #1 fan. Tharp Funeral Home, Madison Heights is assisting the family. The importance of saying "I love you" during COVID-19, Effective ways of dealing with the grieving process, Solutions to show your sympathy safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sad to read this indeed. Last Updated He said that someone in Roanoke was working on a car and to call him in a month or so to see how that came out. He was predeceased by : his parents, Richard Edward Smith, Jr. and Barbara Ann Dill Smith. She was predeceased by her husband of more than fifty years, J. Kenneth Morland, and by her son-in-law, Michael Meserve of Arlington, Virginia. I joined this forum purely to express loss and sympathy for the family. Thats a great tribute to Mark, well said. Interment will be held in the church cemetery. People that know the collection well and have seen the material lead me to believe that there is so much of it that you might actually find the items affordable. Read through the obituaries published today in Lynchburg News and . From reading these comments I think he would have excelled at anything he chose to do. I think they made a mistake scheduling this AFTER Hershey, a lot of people would bid higher for parts and memorabilia thinking of flipping it at that meet. He had some amazing cars, then. Suggested donation : St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Funeral arrangement under the care ofTharp Funeral Home & Crematory. I have devised a bit of a plan and long wondered how I might share that idea with other enthusiasts for feed back,advice and comment and this might perhaps be a proper forum as such is at the forefront of several minds having read these articles. The basement was stuffed with Model As and Ts. Julia Ann Smith Bishop "Judy", 76, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2023, at her residence. Thanks to reader Patrick M. for submitting this tip. Copyright 2023, Antique Automobile Club of America. Bob, Yes I do, photo copy of the auction page and who bought what is noted, will try to get that out and type up a listing to share but it may take a while. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. That is very sad news, although I dont think wed met. July 17, 2022 in General Discussion. But anyone needs to be aware. A celebration of life will be held Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Scott Zion Read More, Arnold Wayne "Duck" Stanley, 78, of Forest, Va., died Thursday, February 23, 2023. When I was young I wanted to become an Automobilist, but became an attorney. I am a muscle car guy and stopped to chat. His surviving distant relatives whom he likely had not even seen in years had not a clue as to what he had or what it was and he had withdrawn considerably from regular people as many of us nuts tend to do His neighbors had pretty well pestered him to his end ,,,,Wanting him to join them in offering their properties up for a shopping mall or some other development I missed the deal of a century the distant kin were so pleased when they slickered a guy into giving them 50,000 for all that old junk He then in turn found a group of Drs to give him a 100,000 for 8 or the best cars ( I later saw one of those cars at an auctions fetch 98,000)and then the auction began get that junk off that VALUABLE real estate 2 auctioneers started at 10 that morning and I bought the last lot at 10 of 8 that night Having bought many automobiles ,buildings full of stuff as lots ,piles as lots and so on ,took 5 weeks two of us spending 12 or more hours a day 7 days a week loading trucks and bring em home get another and go Much of it still in the trucks I hauled it home on I suppose that is one of the signs you have a problem is when you bring goodies home and just leave it in the trucks for storage and then just go buy more trucks for the next go round Some say the difference between the men and boys is the size of their toys So that would transfer over to the difference a car nut has a garage full of stuff and REAL NUT buys it by the acre at a time In my case I have over an acre of building and ya just keep stacking higher Lea Joyner Memorial United Methodist Church, 4390 Old Sterlington Rd. Frank was most recently the Roanoke-Lynchburg National Sales Manager for iHeartRadio and a volunteer for the . As time goes on more and more big stashes of good cars will come to market. Yes, in writing and a copy in my if something happens to me real (not computer) file. I like to add something to this old story when Mark broke down and bought two cars: When we talked about Locomobiles, he actually mentioned this story. Feb 19, 1953 - Mar 1, 2022 Mark Joseph Smith, 69, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at The University of Maryland Capital Regional Health, Largo, MD. Mark drove away with both vehicles, somehow his truck fixed itself while he was buying the cars! 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