Zachary Christopher Smith, age 35, passed away December 12, 2021 in Sterling, Colorado. Zach was born on June 3, 1986 in Hoisington, KS.

A pillar in our community, Zach was a 2004 graduate from Fort Morgan High School. He was a local small business owner, amazing husband, father, son, uncle and friend to anyone he met. A family man to his core, Zach was the favorite coach in town; coaching T-ball, baseball and soccer. If he wasn't on a field, he could be found on the race track or out hunting and fishing with his boys.

Zach is survived by his wife, Cassandra Smith; their 3 sons, Hunter Smith, Houston Smith and Haxton Smith. He is also survived by his sister, Jen Vondy and husband Colby Vondy; parents, Richard and Angela Smith; grandparents, Ronnie Funk, Connie Meharg and Sue Wagner; mother-in-law, Anita Webster; sister-in-law, Kayla Hietbrink; nephews, Kamyrn Smith, Gunner and Boone Vondy and Kayson Hietbrink; and many other family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Dustin Smith; his grandfather, Bernard (Bird) Wagner; his great grandfather, Walter Meharg; and great grandmother, Ruth Meharg.

Funeral services and send off will be Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 10:30am at I-76 Speedway, 16359 CR S Fort Morgan, CO 80701. Reception will follow at Riverpoint Event Center, 19201 CR 24, Brush, CO 80723.

There is a Zach Smith memorial page on Facebook that will have updated information on how to best assist the family in the coming weeks.