Mitchell Blair Smith Obituary (1960 - 2021)

Mitchell Blair Smith, 61, died September 28, 2021 at his home in Beaver, Utah. Blair was born September 8, 1960 in Cedar City, Utah to Ralph and Jerry Smith. He lived in Beaver while growing up and attended elementary school and High School there. He graduated BHS in 1979. He enjoyed sports and played football, basketball and ran track during high school, where he excelled in each sport and earned many awards. Blair married his high school sweetheart, Dodie Davis and they have two children ShanDel and Trevor. He later was divorced. He enlisted in the Utah National Guard his junior year of high school. He decided to make that his career. He served as a National Guard Recruiter for many years. He helped many young men attain scholarships and grants through their enlistments in the Guard. Blair was a jack of all trades. He could do anything he set his mind to and wasn’t afraid to try. He believed in working hard and getting things done. During his years in the Guard, Blair has been to many places. To most of the States in the U.S. and many different countries of the world, but his favorite place has always been hunting or fishing in the Beaver Mountains. Blair is survived by his mother Geraldine Smith; daughter ShanDel (Chase) Watson; son Trevor Blair Smith; sisters Christy (Ralph) Myers, Kari (Garth) Draper, Peggy (Bruce) Bundy and 3 grandchildren KayDee, Wayde and Jax. He was preceded in death by his father Ralph L. Smith and grandparents Warren and Treva Griffiths and Leroy and Anona Smith. Blair’s life will be honored and celebrated on October 4, 2021, 11 AM at a Graveside Service at the Mountain View Cemetery in Beaver, Utah. Online condolences can be made at www.sumortuary.com.