Knowles Haskel Smith, the proprietor of several Montauk restaurants and guest houses, died on Jan. 14 in a Huntington hospital, following a stroke. He was 88 and lived on the Old Montauk Highway, Montauk.
Mr. Smith was born in Amagansett on May 26, 1889, the son of George L. and Althea Lawrence Smith. He grew up and attended School in Amagansett. In 1908 he moved to Montauk and worked for a time on lobster and offshore fishing boats.
In 1914, Mr. Smith and his wife, the former Hilma A. Larson who died in 1958, opened the Wyandank, a restaurant at Montauk. They operated the restaurant until 1924, when they built another Montauk restaurant and guest house, which is today the Surf and Sand.
In the decade that followed, the Smiths ran the Wyandannee Inn, also at Montauk. The building was taken over by the United States Army in 1941. The Smiths later purchased a guest house and cottages on the Old Montauk Highway, Montauk. Mr. Smith operated that complex, also called Wyandannee, until his retirement in 1976.
Mr. Smith had served in the Coast Guard and he was a member of the American Legion.
A daughter, Mary R. Smith, and two granddaughters, Judy D. King and Constance Keller, all of Montauk, survive, as do three great grandchildren and a sister, Ada Halliday of Amagansett.
Funeral services were held on Jan. 18 at the Williams Funeral Home, East Hampton, the Rev. William Delamain of St. Luke's Church, East Hampton, of which Mr. Smith was a member, officiating. A Legion service was held on Jan. 17.
Mr. Smith's ashes were buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, East Hampton.
Obituary Published in the East Hampton Star, January 26, 1978
Contributor: Montauk TD (49332466)
Mr. Smith was born in Amagansett on May 26, 1889, the son of George L. and Althea Lawrence Smith. He grew up and attended School in Amagansett. In 1908 he moved to Montauk and worked for a time on lobster and offshore fishing boats.
In 1914, Mr. Smith and his wife, the former Hilma A. Larson who died in 1958, opened the Wyandank, a restaurant at Montauk. They operated the restaurant until 1924, when they built another Montauk restaurant and guest house, which is today the Surf and Sand.
In the decade that followed, the Smiths ran the Wyandannee Inn, also at Montauk. The building was taken over by the United States Army in 1941. The Smiths later purchased a guest house and cottages on the Old Montauk Highway, Montauk. Mr. Smith operated that complex, also called Wyandannee, until his retirement in 1976.
Mr. Smith had served in the Coast Guard and he was a member of the American Legion.
A daughter, Mary R. Smith, and two granddaughters, Judy D. King and Constance Keller, all of Montauk, survive, as do three great grandchildren and a sister, Ada Halliday of Amagansett.
Funeral services were held on Jan. 18 at the Williams Funeral Home, East Hampton, the Rev. William Delamain of St. Luke's Church, East Hampton, of which Mr. Smith was a member, officiating. A Legion service was held on Jan. 17.
Mr. Smith's ashes were buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, East Hampton.
Obituary Published in the East Hampton Star, January 26, 1978
Contributor: Montauk TD (49332466)
Knowles Haskel Smith, the proprietor of several Montauk restaurants and guest houses, died on Jan. 14 in a Huntington hospital, following a stroke. He was 88 and lived on the Old Montauk Highway, Montauk.
Mr. Smith was born in Amagansett on May 26, 1889, the son of George L. and Althea Lawrence Smith. He grew up and attended School in Amagansett. In 1908 he moved to Montauk and worked for a time on lobster and offshore fishing boats.
In 1914, Mr. Smith and his wife, the former Hilma A. Larson who died in 1958, opened the Wyandank, a restaurant at Montauk. They operated the restaurant until 1924, when they built another Montauk restaurant and guest house, which is today the Surf and Sand.
In the decade that followed, the Smiths ran the Wyandannee Inn, also at Montauk. The building was taken over by the United States Army in 1941. The Smiths later purchased a guest house and cottages on the Old Montauk Highway, Montauk. Mr. Smith operated that complex, also called Wyandannee, until his retirement in 1976.
Mr. Smith had served in the Coast Guard and he was a member of the American Legion.
A daughter, Mary R. Smith, and two granddaughters, Judy D. King and Constance Keller, all of Montauk, survive, as do three great grandchildren and a sister, Ada Halliday of Amagansett.
Funeral services were held on Jan. 18 at the Williams Funeral Home, East Hampton, the Rev. William Delamain of St. Luke's Church, East Hampton, of which Mr. Smith was a member, officiating. A Legion service was held on Jan. 17.
Mr. Smith's ashes were buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, East Hampton.
Obituary Published in the East Hampton Star, January 26, 1978
Contributor: Montauk TD (49332466)
Mr. Smith was born in Amagansett on May 26, 1889, the son of George L. and Althea Lawrence Smith. He grew up and attended School in Amagansett. In 1908 he moved to Montauk and worked for a time on lobster and offshore fishing boats.
In 1914, Mr. Smith and his wife, the former Hilma A. Larson who died in 1958, opened the Wyandank, a restaurant at Montauk. They operated the restaurant until 1924, when they built another Montauk restaurant and guest house, which is today the Surf and Sand.
In the decade that followed, the Smiths ran the Wyandannee Inn, also at Montauk. The building was taken over by the United States Army in 1941. The Smiths later purchased a guest house and cottages on the Old Montauk Highway, Montauk. Mr. Smith operated that complex, also called Wyandannee, until his retirement in 1976.
Mr. Smith had served in the Coast Guard and he was a member of the American Legion.
A daughter, Mary R. Smith, and two granddaughters, Judy D. King and Constance Keller, all of Montauk, survive, as do three great grandchildren and a sister, Ada Halliday of Amagansett.
Funeral services were held on Jan. 18 at the Williams Funeral Home, East Hampton, the Rev. William Delamain of St. Luke's Church, East Hampton, of which Mr. Smith was a member, officiating. A Legion service was held on Jan. 17.
Mr. Smith's ashes were buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, East Hampton.
Obituary Published in the East Hampton Star, January 26, 1978
Contributor: Montauk TD (49332466)
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