EAST HERKIMER - Eugene L. "Linc" Smith, 74, of Folts Road, entered into eternal rest in his home Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, 2003, after a long illness. He was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Fort Plain, son of the late Ray Charles and Irene Dillenbeck Smith. A lifelong area resident, he was raised and educated in Fort Plain. In 1946, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving until 1948, when he was honorably discharged. On Aug. 2, 1952, he married the former Nellie Mead in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Fort Plain. They first resided in Frankfort until moving to Herkimer in 1960. For 20 years, Mr. Smith owned and operated Valley Window and Floor Cleaning. For the last seven years he was employed by Oneida County Boiler Works in Utica, retiring in 2002. He was a devoted husband and father, putting his family foremost in his life. He enjoyed the outdoors and family gatherings with nine brothers and sisters on both sides of the family. He will be remembered as a hard working, fun loving and giving person. Linc had a strong belief in God and led a devoted Lutheran life. He was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Herkimer, where he served on the Church Council for two terms during his 45 years of service. He was a member of the Marine Corps League in Ilion, a former member of Herkimer Elks Lodge 1439 and the Herkimer Kiwanis Club. Surviving are his loving wife of 51 years, Nell; a son and his wife, David and Cynthia Smith of Sandy, Utah; two daughters and their husbands, Cynthia and Mark Knoblauch of Newark Valley and Michelle and Vincent Risi of Ilion; three brothers, Donald Smith of Fort Plain, Leonard and his wife Anita Smith of Muncy, Pa. and Gilbert and his wife Mary Smith of Clifton Park; six sisters and their husbands, Doris and James Trance of Albany, June and William Fisk of Fort Plain, Janet and Richard Reiger of Glen Falls, Betty and Robert Specht of Whitesboro, Rosie and Philip Utter of Glendale, Ariz., and Veronica and Wayne Maier of Edmeston; eight grandchildren, Christopher Knoblauch and his fiance Kimberly McGarvey, Marcus and his wife Sabrina Knoblauch, Kyle Lincoln Knoblauch, Ashley and Alexandra Smith, Ryan, Brett and JaNell Risi; a great-granddaughter, Macy Eile`ann Knoblauch; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Herkimer. The Rev. Alice Moberg-Sarver and the Rev. Norman J. Heid will officiate. Interment will follow in Mohawk Cemetery. The family will be present in the Fenner Funeral Home Inc., 115 Court St., Herkimer, to receive relatives and friends on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society, the Mohawk Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross or the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Herkimer. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.