Smith

Bradley S. Smith, 68, of Butler, passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Dec. 26, 1953, in Butler, he was a son of the late Leo A. and Elizabeth A. Shoemaker Smith.

He was a member of All Saints Parish, St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.

Brad was employed as a laborer at Marmon/Keystone.

He was a member of the Italian Fraternal Society of Butler, and Elks Lodge 170.

Brad loved working outdoors and puttering around in his garage. He was a hard worker and a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and son-in-law.

He is survived by his wife, Kathleen M. McCracken Smith, whom he married March 6, 1976; three children, Kelly A. McGrath and her husband Alan, Matthew B. Smith and Brent A. Smith, all of Butler; two grandchildren, who were the sunshine of his life, Abigail and Lydia McGrath; two siblings, Linda Mamula of Canton, Ohio, and Craig Smith and his wife Penny of Grand Prairie, Texas; mother-in-law, Joanne McCracken of Butler; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Daniel J. Smith and Scott E. Smith.

SMITH — Friends of Bradley S. Smith, who died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at MARTIN FUNERAL HOME, 429 Center Ave., Butler.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at All Saints Parish, St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Ave., Butler, with the Rev. John J. Baver officiating.

Burial will take place in St. Michael Cemetery.

The family requests memorial donations be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or www.stjude.org.

Please visit www.martinfh.net.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.