William Smith Jr

William Brennan Smith Jr., 58, of rural West Liberty, Ohio and formerly of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at his residence Sunday, April 28, 2013.

He was born April 21, 1955 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania to the late William Brennan Smith and Betty (Drake) Smith-Perry, whom survives in Lena, Ohio along with his step-father Dean Perry.

On November 24, 1989, he married his loving wife, the former Sandy Davis in Troy, Ohio and she survives. Also surviving are five children, Angela Hoffman, Heather (Andy) Luttrell, Amanda Smith, Mindy Buchan and William Smith; four siblings, Jeff (Lori) Smith, Mindy (Don) Anderson, Dave (Shelly) Smith and Carl Smith, and seven grandchildren, Myles and Madyson Hoffman, Hayley Monroe, Zachary and Abigail Luttrell, Zayne Taylor and Kelsey Franklin.

A true jack of all trades he earned his living as a tool and die maker and machinist. He worked for Clark’s Machine & Tool and K B Tools. In his free time, he was a Harley-Davidson enthusiast who enjoyed riding his motorcycle with his wife and friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Smith residence. Per his request, his body was anatomically donated to the The Ohio State University.

The staff of the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home in West Liberty handled the arrangements for the family.