Local Attorney Scott Andrew Smith of Warsaw, passed away in a single engine plane crash on the South Carolina side of Lake Hartwell in Oconee County on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at the age of 44. He was killed in a plane crash en route to the Notre Dame vs. Clemson football game Friday afternoon as he was an avid Notre Dame fan.

He was born on Sept. 11, 1971, in Plymouth, to the late Charles D. Smith and Rebecca “Becky” Anne (Williams) Smith, who survives in Mentone.

Scott was a 1990 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School. He attended Warner University in Lake Wales, Fla., where he received his bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1996. While there he played basketball for Warner University and was their team captain for two years. Scott was a 2000 graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law. He obtained licenses to practice in the Indiana Supreme Court, United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana and United States District for the Southern District of Indiana. He was deputy prosecuting attorney in St. Joseph, Allen and Kosciusko counties.

He lived in Kosciusko County, Indiana for the majority of his life where he was a part of the Kosciusko Leadership Academy and attended Warsaw Community Church.

He will be lovingly remembered by his mother: Rebecca “Becky” Anne Smith, Mentone; companion:  Brittney Miller, Warsaw; son: Ryne Andrew Smith, Warsaw; sister: Michelle Smith LeDrew, Warsaw; and his brother: Ryan Smith, Warsaw. He also leaves behind three nephews: Zachary, Bryce and Chase LeDrew, Warsaw; and his step-mother: Ann Smith, Warsaw. He was preceded in death by his father Charles D. Smith, who also died in the same plane crash.

Friends and family can attend Warsaw Community Church, 1855 S County Farm Road, Warsaw from 2-8 p.m. for visitation on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015.

His memorial service will be conducted the following day along with his father’s Charles D. Smith’s memorial service at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, at Warsaw Community Church and officiated by Pastor Denny Wilson. A private burial will take place at Sunset Cemetery in Kokomo.

Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.

Memorial donations may be directed to the Scott Smith Memorial Fund to go towards the college fund of Ryne Smith and can be sent in the c/o Lake City Bank, 202 E. Center St., Warsaw, IN 46580 and would be appreciated by the family.

Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s web site www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com