ARLINGTON — Ken McFarlane Smith, former president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, died Jan. 20.
Smith, an attorney and member of First Baptist Church of Clarendon in Arlington, was BGAV president in 1977. He also has served as a trustee of the Religious Herald and the Virginia Baptist Foundation, serving eight times as chair of the Foundation's board.
“Ken Smith was the quintessential Virginia Baptist statesman and a valued friend of the Foundation,” said Ron Hall, president of the Foundation. “He chaired and directed the ministries of the Foundation during its greatest era of economic growth and expansion. Future generations of Virginia Baptists will be the beneficiaries of his labors, love and wisdom.”
Smith was predeceased by his wife, Mildred. Survivors include two sons, Timothy M. Smith of Burke and J. Michael Smith of McLean.
A graveside ceremony was held Jan. 24 at Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington.