Obituary for Frederick William Smith Haught

Frederick William Smith Haught of Clarkdale, Ariz., was born July 9, 1934 in Globe, Ariz. to Simon and Margret Gruber Smith. He died March 31, 2014 in Payson Care Center, Payson, Ariz.
After the death of his parents, Fred was adopted by longtime friends of Si and Margret’s, Walter and Mae Haught of Star Valley, Ariz. in December 1937.
Fred graduated from Payson High School in May 1951 and attended Arizona State College in Flagstaff, Ariz. for two years and then in December 1953 joined the U.S. Navy. Fred served on a destroyer during the Korean Conflict and received an honorable discharge from the Navy in September 1961.
Upon his return to civilian life, he finished his college education at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., graduating as an electrical engineer. Fred worked as an electrical engineer throughout Arizona and Nevada on projects from the nuclear-fired power plant at Palo Verde, Ariz. and the coal-fired power plant at St. Johns, Ariz. He was working for Bechtel Corporation in Winnemucca, Nev. when he retired.
Fred and his long-time companion collected everything from old quilts and Navajo rugs to old bottles and glassware and enjoyed every minute of it. They visited every ghost town and old community they could find in Arizona and Nevada. Fred especially liked to remember and keep in touch with his longtime friends from grade school through college.
Fred is survived by his dog, Keno; his sister, Pat Cline and her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; niece, Alice Mathews; sister-in-law, Toni Neely and her children and grandchildren.
Fred’s wishes were to have no services and to be interred in the Winnemucca, Nev. Cemetery in the vault of his longtime companion.