PORTLAND – Frederick Orville Smith II, 84, of Farmington, died early Tuesday, at Maine Medical Center, in Portland. He was born July 17, 1934, in Cambridge, Mass., a son of Harry Francis and Dorothy (Spaulding) Zeller Smith and was a graduate of Bowdoin College, as well as having received a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Vermont, in 2000.

Mr. Smith was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was the president and treasurer of Fred O. Smith Mfg., of New Vineyard, and was currently an account manager at Old Ford Antiques and Collectibles. In November of 2017, he received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who, the world’s premier publisher of biographical profiles. He was active in the community, having served on numerous republican committees at the local, state, and national level and was a member of the New Vineyard Fire Department, Old South Congregational Church, in Farmington, and the Town of Farmington Budget Committee. He also was a member of the Farmington Downtown Business Association, the Farmington Elks Lodge, Kora Temple Shrine, Farmington American Legion, and Maine Lodge AF and AM #20 of Farmington. At the time of his passing, Mr. Smith was serving as the president of the Farmington Rotary Club.

He is survived by his daughters, Sarah Williams, of Wilton, Jennifer Smith, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Erika Close, of Augusta; grandchildren, Rachel Pelter, Julianna Alexandria, Molly Hinkel, Jesse Williams, Carrie Close, Rebecca Close, Erick Close, and Jordan Kaylor.

He was predeceased by his wife, Mabel Roxie Moore on Jan. 11, 2013; and his sister, Joy Gilbank.

Public memorial services will be held on Sunday, Jan. 27, at 2 p.m., from the Old South Congregational Church, Main Street, Farmington. Following services, a Celebration of Life reception will be held at the Farmington American Legion, Middle Street, Farmington. Public graveside committal services with military honors will be held on Thursday, June 6, at 3 p.m. at the Notch Cemetery, Route 27, New Vineyard.

Services are being cared for and provided by the Wiles Remembrance Center/Adams~McFarlane Chapel, 137 Farmington Falls Rd., Farmington.  Condolences, memories, tributes, and a memorial video may be shared on his memorial wall at www.wilesrc.com.

The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, those who desire, consider memorial gifts, in his memory, to the

Farmington Rotary Club,

P.O. Box 864,

Farmington, ME 04938.