Dylan Scot Smith

July 17, 1993-Oct. 2, 2022

Dylan Scot Smith, 29, of Marion, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.

On July 17, 1993, Dylan was born in Titusville, Florida, and he would be adopted into the loving home of Mark and Liz (Miller) Smith, who survive in Manchester, Tennessee.

Dylan was a 2011 graduate of Colonel Crawford High School. In his youth, Dylan enjoyed to stay active by playing football, basketball and soccer. As he got older, Dylan found his peace being outside, or with a line in the water fishing at a neighbor’s pond or at Jaycee Pond in Crestline.

In addition to his parents, Dylan is survived by his siblings, Tyler (Sabrina) Smith of Galion and Katelyn (Jeremy White) Smith of New Albany; maternal grandmother Jane Miller of Marion; paternal grandparents Earl and Karon Smith of Wingate; uncle and aunt, Brian and Rhonda Smith of Wingate; two nephews, Lincoln Horsley and Lorenzo Smith of Galion; great uncles and aunts, Steve and Jean Lemke, Joan Shelton and Tom and Janet Kightlinger of Marion, Robert and Carol Coon of Crawfordsville, and Erthie Steiner of Fowler.

Dylan was preceded in death by maternal grandfather Robert “Bob” Miller; uncle Richard (Dick) Miller; and maternal great-grandmother Louise Haley, who always held a special place in her heart for Dylan.

A celebration of Dylan’s life will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 22 at Claridon United Methodist Church, 4834 Marion Mount Gilead Road (State Route 95), Marion, Ohio 43302. Pastor Terry Burkhardt will officiate.

Memorial contributions may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Marion and Crawford Counties; 320 Executive Drive, Marion, OH 43302.

Those wishing to share a memory of Dylan or send condolences to the family may do at www.masfh.com.

The Schneider-Gompf Funeral Home, 223 W. Main St., Crestline, Ohio, is honored to serve the family of Dylan Scot Smith.