Specialties: Brookings-Smith has been a funeral home since 1874, when the firm was originally established by the Able Hunt Estate. Years later, it became known as the Galen S Pond Company. After graduating from New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences with a degree in funeral service and having worked for J.S. Waterman & Sons in Boston, Gary W. Smith purchased what was known as Brooki...Specialties: Brookings-Smith has been a funeral home since 1874, when the firm was originally established by the Able Hunt Estate. Years later, it became known as the Galen S Pond Company. After graduating from New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences with a degree in funeral service and having worked for J.S. Waterman & Sons in Boston, Gary W. Smith purchased what was known as Brookings Funeral home, 133 Center Street, Bangor, and renamed it Brookings-Smith. In those days there were 14 different funeral homes in the Bangor Region and in his first year in business Brookings-Smith completed 30 funerals. Right from the start there was a transformation in the grounds, facility, and level of service of what we have come to expect with the business known as Brookings-Smith. Throughout the years of service on Center Street in Bangor, and as the business grew, several homes were purchased adjacent to the funeral home. In 1988 a new chapel was added to the Center Street funeral home to accommoda Established in 1874. see more