Dummerston - Sherwood Marshall Smith died peacefully on Monday night, November 23, 2020 surrounded by family and loving caregivers. He was 83. Born May 4, 1937 in Princeton, New Jersey to Edgar Stanley Smith and Mildred (Suydam) Smith, he attended Princeton Country Day and Lawrenceville School. He graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in English in 1959. While there, he enrolled in ROTC and served in the Army after graduation. Sherwood taught English at Chapin School in Princeton before moving to Vermont in the late 70’s. For 20 years, he ran Baskets Books, owned by his sister Jane. Sherwood’s passion for reading and poetry was shared through a reading group and a number of close friends who considered him a literary mentor. He was a trustee with the West Dummerston library for many years and received recognition for his long service. Sherwood loved to be outside with his dogs, going fly fishing, hiking, or gardening, all of which he did with zest and studious intensity. A sometimes crusty and cynical personality hid a human with a great heart who was willing to help anyone and loved to do so. Sherwood is survived by his sisters, Cynthia of Anderson, SC and Jane W. Smith of Dummerston, VT, his brother, Edgar Lee Smith of Flemington, NJ, and a special friend, Carol Young, as well as a community of loving friends. Burial will be in the spring in the family plot in Dummerston Center Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Sherwood’s name may be made to: Lydia Taft Pratt Library, PO Box 70, W. Dummerston, VT 05357; Dummerston Volunteer Fire Dept., PO Box 40, W. Dummerston, VT 05357; or Bayada Hospice, 1222 Putney Rd., Suite 107, Brattleboro, VT 05301.