HAROLD "PICKLE" SMITH, 84, of Crawford Street, Littleton died peacefully Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the VA Hospital in White River Junction after a lengthy illness. He was born in Brunswick, VT on July 10, 1928 a son of Roy E. and Charlotte (Marshall) Smith. He grew up in Brunswick, VT the youngest of five children. Harold was a graduate of Stratford High School. He was in the Merchant Marines for 18 years and a SP3 in the US Army for two years. When he returned home he was a property caretaker. "Pickle" was an avid outdoorsman, gardener, apple pie baker, root beer brewer, deer whisperer and storyteller. After 20 years traveling the world on Merchant ships and in the Army, he returned to his childhood home to tend to the family land. He nurtured friendships in the same manner he nurtured the soil. His heart and front door were always open and he kept a list of every birthday of friends and family, never failing to send a card. He captivated his daughter with tales of travel and life in northern Vermont post-depression, along with a deep respect for the natural world. Forever a bear in the woods. Harold is survived by his daughter Lavender Marsh of Somerville, MA; life long companion Florence "Flossy" Ruggles of Littleton, NH; two brothers Earl Smith and Howard Smith, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, one brother Edward Smith and one sister Pauline Nugent. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of America at www.alz.org. Funeral services will be held on June 1, 2013 at 11:00 at the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home in Groveton. Burial with Military Honors will be held in the Fairview Cemetery in North Stratford.