Harold Q. Smith

December 15, 1936 - December 10, 2021

Harold Q. Smith, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Harold was born December 15, 1936 in Sarepta, Louisiana to the late Velma Benson Smith and Jake Henry Smith. Harold served in the United States Army and retired from DuPont after thirty-six years of service in maintenance. He was a very modest man with a great sense of humor. Harold loved joking around, spending time with his family and tinkering with things. He enjoyed working on cars and woodworking. Harold had a passion for making knives, handles for knives and building guns from gun kits. In Harold’s early years he enjoyed hunting and fishing. After retiring from DuPont, Harold enjoyed planting Daylilies in his backyard. Harold was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Jean Stone and Marilynn Smith. Those left behind to cherish Harold’s memory are his loving wife of sixty-three years, Jerry Smith of Nederland, TX; sons, Lynn Smith of Nederland, TX; and Dean Smith and his wife, Michelle of Nederland, TX; grandsons, Chandler Smith and Austin Smith; sisters, Laverne McCluskey of Houston, TX; and Wanda Parker of Jonesville, La. A gathering of family and friends will be held Thursday, December 16, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., with a service to begin at 2:00 p.m., at Melancon’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park.