Smith retired to Stretton-on-Fosse, before moving to Shipston-on-Stour. He died on 22 August 2014, at the age of 88. His funeral was held on 5 September at Whitton Church, where he had previously served as rector.
^‘SMITH, Ven. Donald John’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 5 March 2013