William D. Smith "Denver", 76 of North Charleston, S.C. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 with his family by his side.

Denver was born in Gouverneur on September 15, 1943, the son of William and Retha Hitchman Smith.

He attended Gouverneur schools and worked as a mechanic at Grants. He took over his family farm on Chub Lake Road in 1977. While living in South Carolina he owned his own construction business.

He is survived by his companion of more than 20 years, Beverly Bastian, his children Ron and Dorothy of Watertown, Bill and Katie of Dekalb Jct., Joe and Lloyd of Tennessee, Denver and Lisa of Tennessee, Christina Ross of Florida, 11 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, his siblings Joanne Rose, Hollis Smith, James and Barbara Smith, Pansy Bowhall, Mark and Kay Smith.

He is predeceased by his parents and siblings, Sally Matejcik and Patsy Smith.

Denver was known for playing guitar in his family band, Chub Lake Ridgerunners, at the local dance halls. He always loved country music and you could be sure he'd have his cowboy boots on. He enjoyed all his flea market finds, Nascar and Jeff Gordon. He liked to cook, especially on the holidays. He loved spending time with his kids and grandkids when they visited and always put his boys to work on all the things he needed done around the house, as he supervised.

Denver will be missed dearly by his friends and family. We will all miss his daily good morning texts. Although he spent many years in SC, to him, home was always New York and that will be his final resting place with his family.