Bryce V. Smith, 96, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, in Littleton, CO. Bryce was born on a farm a half mile west of Selby, SD. He's the son of Walter & Evelyn (Elfrink) Smith. The farm was homesteaded by Grandfather John B. Smith. Bryce graduated from Selby High School in 1936. Bryce moved to Rapid City in the fall of 1937, attended the School of Mines for a year and a half, and then went to Black Hills Business School for nine months. Bryce enlisted in the Army Air Corps in November 1941, graduated from Flying School as a pilot on July 3, 1942, and was married to Angie Rishel on July 8, 1942. They started their married life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where Bryce was taught to fly DC 3s by airline pilots, a twin engine cargo plane. After further training, Bryce departed from San Francisco in a DC 47, enroute to New Guinea, where he was stationed for a year, flying supplies to the ground troops in the jungle and flying wounded soldiers out. Upon his return to U.S.A., Bryce was a flight instructor. Captain Bryce Smith was awarded the Flying Cross, four Oak Leaf Clusters, and an Air Medal; he flew a total of 316 combat missions. He received an honorable discharge shortly after World War II ended, returning to Rapid City. Bryce went to work at First Federal Savings and Loan in 1946 and worked there for 22 years, with 20 of those years as Managing Officer. He and his wife Angie moved to Prescott, Arizona the spring of 1968 where Bryce was the President of Yavapai Savings and Loan for nine years. Then he sold real estate in Prescott for the next nine years. They spent 15 years of retirement in Phoenix and enjoyed playing golf and bridge. Angie and Bryce moved back to Rapid City the spring of 2001, where they lived at Westhills Village Retirement Home. Upon Angie's death on August 30, 2010, Bryce moved into Westhills South Assisted Living. The last seven months of Bryce's life were spent in assisted living in Denver, Colorado. Angie and Bryce had a happy married life and raised 4 children: Donna Kingsbury (San Jose, CA), Alan Smith (Wenatchee, WA), Sharon Young (Denver, CO), and Craig Smith (Minneapolis, MN). They have 12 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Bryce was preceded in death by his mother and father Walter and Evelyn Smith (Selby, SD), brother Bob Smith (Clark, SD), and wife Angie. Bryce precedes his brother Paul and wife Stella (Selby, SD) as well as all family members mentioned above. There will be a graveside service for Bryce at Black Hills National Cemetery (near Sturgis) on May 23, 2015. Memories will be shared at a reception following. To be informed of these arrangements closer to that date, contact Sharon at sharon.young828@gmail.com; 303.520.2225. Memorial gifts will be donated to Disabled American Veterans, as they were the war heroes in Bryce's eyes.