Hoisington, KS. Raleigh Verlin Smith, 76, died February 25, 2008 at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born May 24, 1931 at Douglas, Kansas the son of Lloyd Smith and Hazel B. (Zoth) Smith. A longtime resident of Hoisington, he was owner and operator of the Hoisington Well service for 25 years and a contract pumper, retiring in 2001. He was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, church coordinator for Thrivent Financial and financial secretary of the church and church council; present Commander of the American Legion Post #286 and member of VFW Post #7428, all of Hoisington. He served as Hoisington Trolley driver and was a former American Legion and Little League baseball umpire. He was a US Navy veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. On April 1, 1951 he married Janet Herbel at Hoisington. She survives. Other survivors include, three daughters, Patty Stueder and husband, Bill, Claflin, Kansas, Becky Griffith, Overland Park, Kansas, and Cindy Schrader and husband, Keith, Sturgis, MI; seven grandchildren, Justin Griffith and wife, Elizabeth, Seattle, Washington, Lindsay Griffith, Lawrence, Kansas; Derek and Nickolas Schrader; and Michael and Rachal Stueder. Verlin was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Bud Smith and Lloyd Smith, Jr.; and a sister, Geraldine Iannitti. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hoisington, with the Reverend Steven Little officiating. Prayer service will be at 8:00 pm Thursday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. Burial will be in the Hoisington Cemetery with military graveside rites by American Legion Post #286 and VFW Post #7428. Memorial are suggested to the Emmanuel Lutheran Church or the American Heart Association, both in care of the funeral home.