Hugh was born in Weinert, Feb. 8, 1938, to parents Henry and Hazel Smith. He attended Mattson High School and McMurray College in Abilene. He later graduated from Texas Tech in Lubbock. Hugh joined the U.S. Air Force where he became a pilot. He was a member of the Misty Program which was an elite group of fighter pilots. He received the Silver Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters. Hugh entered the ministry in 1972 traveling throughout the United States teaching people how to live Christian lives.
Survivors: Wife of 55 years, Kay; sons, Michael (Teri), Gary (Leigh), Ed; daughter, Diana Lee Smith and her son, Trevor Lee Allen; other grandchildren, Daniel, Cody, Megan, Lauren; sister, Myrtle Pate; brothers, Don, Fred, David; many other extended family and friends.
