Utah book publisher Gibbs Smith dies at 77

LAYTON — Well-known local publisher Gibbs Smith has passed away at age 77.
Gibbs M. Smith Inc. Monday reported that its president and founder died Saturday with his wife Catherine, family and friends by his side.
For decades the mission of the publishing house that Smith and his wife established was to publish books that contribute to the positive evolution of the world's culture, with style, wit, intelligence, and taste. The company was originally founded in 1969 under the name Peregrine