Gaylen Lee Smith, 70 of Sioux Falls entered eternal life on Friday, November 10th at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

Gaylen was born in Soldier, Iowa on August 26, 1947 to Donald and Doris (Young) Smith. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1965.

Gaylen was proud to have served his country as a U.S. Marine Corp Infantryman, enlisting in 1966. He was awarded The Purple Heart after being wounded in action in Vietnam. He was medically discharged in 1968. He met and married Linda Giggee in January 1969. They had two sons, Rory and Randy.

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