Tal Stewart Smith passed away Dec. 9, 2016, in his Indianapolis home. He was 63 at the time of his passing. He was born May 15, 1953, in McDonald Hospital, Warsaw, and was the son of Jerry L. and Wylan Titus Smith. He graduated from Warsaw High School with the class of 1971 and grew in Warsaw’s Trinity United Methodist Church. He attended the University of Houston’s School of Finance for two years and was a 1975 graduate of Florida State University. He received a bachelor’s degree focusing on finance, computers and real estate. He began his working career at Counting House Bank, North Webster. He was an assistant cashier, personnel director and worked in real estate mortgage operations during his time there. He also served as secretary on the board of directors. He had been very active in the International Palace of Sports Youth Foundation, where he served as treasurer. He also served as vice president of the Heart of the Lakes Business Association and was a member of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers and the Elks Lodge. He moved from banking to become co-owner/owner of businesses in North Webster, Syracuse and Goshen. In addition, he served on the Indiana State Liquor Board for several years. He moved to Indianapolis in 2008 and spent the last several years helping to care for his special-needs grandson, Corwin, who was the light of his life. He loved to travel, taking his family on trips to such places as Aruba, Cancun, Dominican Republic and Florida. He also had a great love for boating and the water, having grown up on Winona Lake and lived on Tippecanoe Lake and Webster Lake during his lifetime. His other passion was sports – especially Florida State, Colts and Pacers, whose games he attended whenever he could. Those who survive Tal include his sister, Cynthia L. (husband Gary) Goshert, Warsaw; nieces, Gretchen Goshert, Milford, and Megan (husband Tony) Nash, Zionsville; a great-niece, Sienna Grimes, Zionsville; a great-nephew, Jayden Nash, Zionsville; a stepson, James (wife Sara) Hoyt, Indianapolis; and five stepgrandchildren: Corwin Hoyt, Jenna Carroll, Gabriel Carroll, Logan Russell and Aydin Russell, all of Indianapolis. Those who preceded Tal include his father, Jerry L. Smith, and mother, Wylan Smith, who died on July 6, 2015, and Dec. 16, 2004, respectively. Friends may join the family for a time of sharing and visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw. A funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home. Pastor Joey Nelson of Stone’s Hill Community Church, Ligonier, will officiate. Burial will be in Warsaw’s Oakwood Cemetery. ***** Memorials to National Kidney Foundation of Indiana, 911 E. 86th St., Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240.
