Kenneth Charles Smith
April 10, 1961 ~ August 19, 2024
Resided in:
Acton, Maine
Kenneth Charles Smith died suddenly on August 19, 2024 at his home in Acton, Maine at the age of 63.
Ken was born to Arlene and Stan Smith on April 10, 1961 in Sanford, Maine.
He lived his whole life at the farm and loved the apple orchard from the blossoms to the picking. It was the place that brought him joy and deep satisfaction from his hard work.
Ken was well known for his hard work and expertise in operating large excavating equipment. He could be seen driving on a bulldozer with his uncle at 10 years old and that love never changed.
He and his family created the Apple Valley Campground across the street from where he lived his whole life. He operated it for over 38 years and was loved by generations of campers.
Kenny’s love of music was an important part of who he was. He was a gifted musician on both the keyboard and drums and had a voice often compared to Kenny Rogers and Billy Joel. He was often seen with a Dunkin Donuts cup in his hand listening toToTo.
He is survived by his wife, Marianne Doyle Smith, mother Arlene Smith, sister Deb Crowley and brother Stan Smith Jr., and their families.
Friends and family are invited to a Celebration of Life on Monday, August 26 at 11 a.m. at the Smith’s Red Apple Farm on Route 109 in Acton.
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Just pure joy
I know Kenny and family from years at avc
Sitting with my self at my fire and he would say sitting with all your friends so funny
Beautiful man
Hard working man
You shall be missed
Love 💕 and joy
Joy
His friend ship
Hard worker
Very sensitive
loved getting his teeth cleaned!….haha..no
always had a smile
going to miss you
a sweet wise guy
happy
went to high school together…although Im sure he didnt remember an undergrad…:)
Ken & Marian operates the campground like a well oiled machine and treated their guest with the same kindness & respect like family… ❤️
R.I.P my friend ❤️
Kenny was so patient and kind with me when I open my first camper at the campground. He would always stop and check in and I always had a lot of questions and he always reassured me. Easy to talk to you always felt calm and safe in his presence. I was so saddened to hear of his passing. I know where Kenny is right now, among all the other saints in heaven. Till we meet again my friend.
No matter how bad he felt he always gave to others. ❤️
Words cannot describe the empty place Kenny has left. All I can say I pray that God will be able to give solace and peace to Marianne, Mima and his family.
Love
Chris and Walter
We met with him when he came to Florida to buy our 5th wheel RV.
There was a genuine friendship between us. There was so much trust and mutual respect between us. We really loved from then on. We visited every year since.
BIG ❤️
For every teardrop that falls I know he put that many smiles on people’s face
He was so talented
Thank you for your love
Marianne
My deepest condolences to the Smith Family.. Jerry and I are so sad to hear of Kenny’s passing.. God Bless !
Rip Kenny 🙏
Steve and I are praying for you family. We are so very sorry for your loss. Kenny will be missed by so many.
I have been a seasonal at Apple Valley Campground for the past 7 yrs. I have camped quite a bit over the years but I have never been to a campground where the owners cared so much about there campers. Truly wonderful people.
Dear Marianne, Arlene, and the rest of the Smith family.
My deepest condolences to you all for the loss of your dear Kenny.
What a wonderful sense of humor he had . One of the finest men I have ever meet.
Kenny will be missed by so many people who loved him. Actually one of the nicest person I have ever met. You have gone to our Savior and May you Rest In Peace. Enjoy your music in heaven.🙏🏻❤️🩹🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
All my life I had never met someone who was so giving and helpful
And had god in his heart . He was a gem and touched so many lives . My heart and prayers go out to his wife and mother and family … Kenny had his angel wings way before he left us for heaven ! Rest now Kenny , job well done
I knew Ken through Mary. She was a good friend and class mate at Sanford high. My heart is broken for you and Mary. God bless you all.
My condolences to you and your family. Always in my prayers.
Family business, wife and his Mom
I am so sorry for your loss! Ken was such a genuine man and was one the best you could ever have around you!! Thoughts and prayers out to the whole family. May Ken rest in peace.
Kenny was our neighbor and a true gentleman. The kindest of souls that is rare to find.
Kenny drove from Acton to Goshen NH back to Acton to haul our trailer last September. He worked all day trying to get our trailer to move it. Problem after problem but he never gave up with us and his beautiful smile never waned and this was when he was fighting his cancer. He was such a kind hearted man to 2
strangers. Thanks Kenny. RIP
Ken had a way of making light of so much! His sense of humor always shined through. Dan and Ken would crack each other up.. his laughter and mere presence made the world a better place
Very very sorry for your loss Maryanne. Lost a good hard worker and loving family man.
My condolences to you and his family.
Love Jean and family 💔🙏💖
Rest in Peace Ken💖🙏💖
Ken was a wonderful person. He will be sadly missed.
Excellent caring man!
Kind helpful beautiful person!
RIP Kenny! You deserve the most very best!
Coming to pick up our trailer from campground in Saco
Apple valley seasonal since 1998
kenny knew me since i was about 4 years old, im 17 now, every weekend up until this year i saw him, kenny played a big role in my life, and definitely influenced me in many ways, he was an absolutely amazing man and i’ll never forget the impact he made on the children at the campground lives, i was incredibly lucky to know kenny for so long and im so incredibly heartbroken by this news. rest easy ken🩷
We will miss your jokes & funny comments our friend. You were the best guy for Marianne. Rip Ken
Made people happy
He always made sure everyone was all set things were up and running
Make people happy
Wish I got to know you better
He was there whenever they needed him
Always there for people
He was always nice to me
He was always a great guy always there when you needed something
Awesome person
A happy go lucky guy would make people laugh
Family his own and the apple valley campground family
He was a hard worker at the campground,always busy working hard and very friendly to everyone
Ken let me Drive his Mustang that really made me feel special
I remember him playing in a band as a drummer in or around the 1980s
His smile His caring of how the campground looked Great singer
Ken showed me how to operate some of the tractors
Then she will be happy
It is still hard to believe he is gone. Marianne, Arlene and all the Smith family, my sincerest heartfelt sympathies go out to you. I know Ken has gone home to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and our father God. I know, as do you, we will see each other again. But it’s sure tough on us all how much we are going to miss him until then.
I met Ken at the campground around 14 to 15 years ago when I would be with family and brought my nieces there for several years too.
I found a baby Robin. It had fallen from a high nest and survived. He got his cherry picker, returned it to the nest with its siblings, and began calling me Bird Lady. I’m forever now Bird Lady at AVC 🙂
He is the most caring man you know .
He is top notch person they don’t come any better then that man ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love you and will miss you so much
Well this is something everyone know he loved his dad very much he talked about all the time. I have to tell myself he is with his dad now . It helps me try to understand . Kenny loved family .
A very loving person , kind ,an awesome human being. We love you Kenny .
Hid family and his campground!
We were very sorry to hear of Kenny’s passing. He was such a great man and will be missed deeply. Our condolences to his family and we will keep him in our prayers.
We were campers at Apple Valley Campground for 10 years. In that time we got to know Kenny very well and enjoyed our time there!
Kenny had a great voice and loved to sing. He was fantastic running the machinery at the campground and you could always see him on a piece of equipment!
When we moved into the campground for the first time. He wad great in helping us set up our camper!
His campground, family and frienfs!
Whether you called him farm boy, fly boy, apple boy or any of a thousand different names Kenny was an awesome human being who impacted the lives of countless others simply by being who he was. I am humbled to have been one of those others.
Despite Kenny’s continuous heavy workload he always took time to appreciate the important things in life and share them with others. One of the others was Brady my cat whoKenny always got a kick out of while he was hunting by the pond.
Humble, strong smart alec 🙂
My husband and I camped at his campground for many, many years.
On one occasion I was looking for Kenny to ask him a camping question. I was told he was in the Kwanset hut.I went to the hut and walked in hollering Kenny are you in there?? He hollered back yes and we had to search foreach other since there was so much stuff in the hut.When I found him he answered my question and then just looked at me and said I’ll be dipped-I can’t remember what Came in here looking for.That was Kenny-always real…
Kenny made the world a better place simply by being on the planet.
I will always remember his strength, spirit, sense of humor and kindness.
There are no more jobs to do friend-safe journey to the other side.