Kip Smith, who took over Smith Midwest Realty four years ago from Myers.

a salesman was longer than the combined careers of two people in most cases.Myers was in sales for sixty-two of his ninety-two years, twenty-five of those selling construction equipment and thirty-seven selling real estate in Carthage. That left time for a short, eleven-year career in construction before he got into sales.Dozens of people came to Smith Midwest Realty on Thursday, Jan. nineteen, to honor Myers as he finally brought an end to his working days to spend more time with his wife of seventy-three years, Maxine.&#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty;The man who gave me my start in real estate and has been a mentor and agood example for me to learn by,&#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty-one; said Kip Smith, who took over Smith Midwest Realty four years ago from Myers. &#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty;Against my advice he&#eight thousand, two hundred and seventeen;s thrown in the towel here at the end of the years so we wanted to invite all the people he&#eight thousand, two hundred and seventeen;s worked with over the years, over thirty-seven years all together in real estate around the Carthage area, we just wanted to give everyone a chance to come and say thanks Don for everything.&#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty-one;Myers started his real estate business in Carthage in one thousand, nine hundred and seventy-five at the age of fifty-five, a time when many people are winding down their careers.At that time he was coming off a twenty-five-year stint selling construction equipment for Chiles Tractor and Machinery in Springfield.&#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty;I ran my own office for thirty-two years then I sold out to Kip,&#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty-one; Myers said. &#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty;He&#eight thousand, two hundred and seventeen;d had his license with me for three years, then I sold out to him and put my license with him and I worked for him until I retired.&#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty-one;Myers is an active member of the First Baptist Church, has been a Shriner for forty-eight years, and a member of the Masonic Lodge for fifty-six years. According to his daughter, Kathy Goettel, Donal is a &#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty;great dad and grandfather&#eight thousand, two hundred and twenty-one; and loving husband and caregiver to his wife Maxine.Myers first moved to Carthage in one thousand, nine hundred and forty-five after growing up on a farm in Dade County.Myers was on the Carthage Planning, Zoning and Historic Preservation Board for several years and continues to serve on the affordable housing board.He was honored in two thousand and ten as the Grand Marshal of the Maple Leaf Parade.