ministering at churches in the nearby cities of San Diego, Palm Springs, Escondido, Santa Maria, Oceanside. and in northern California at the Saint Helena SDA church. In 1957, the Smiths moved to Siam (present day Thailand), where Darwood, now known as Pastor Ken Smith, did missionary work. Three years later, the couple's fourth son, Donald, was born in Bangkok. The Smiths remained in Thailand for fourteen years before going back to the U.S. permanently. Smith continued his clerical career, ministering in several Southern California churches and supervising missionary work. Death and legacy On May 15, 2002, Smith was severely injured in a hit and run accident on Arlington Avenue in Riverside, California. He died later that evening at Riverside Community Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was buried at the Crestlawn Memorial Park in Riverside. His son David wrote the biography Finding Waldo: From Little Rascal to Adventist Pastor by Darwood Kaye (Pacific Press, 2009). References External links 1929 births 2002 deaths American male child actors American Seventh-day Adventists Burials in Riverside County, California Male actors from Colorado Actors from Fort Collins, Colorado Seventh-day Adventist religious workers Seventh-day Adventist missionaries in Thailand Pedestrian road incident deaths Road incident deaths in California American male comedy actors Hal Roach Studios actors Our Gang