Earl E. "Butch" Smith, Jr.

EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO – Earl E. "Butch" Smith, Jr., 79, of East Liverpool passed away on Friday, November 15, 2024.

Butch was born November 23, 1944 in East Liverpool a son of the late Earl and Hilda L. (Brown) Smith, Sr.

Butch was a graduate of East Liverpool High School class of 1962. He attended Alvin Community College. Butch was a veteran of the US Air Force proudly serving during the Vietnam War. He was an operations trainer for NASA at Cape Canaveral early in his career and later transferred to Houston. Butch loved to go golfing and going to the YMCA.

Preceding Butch in death was his sister Kathy Sandefur.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 60 years, whom he married February 15, 1964, Diana Smith; three daughters Cynthia Smith, Tina St. John and her husband Ken and Melissa Hay; four grandchildren Brandon, Sarah, Emily and Riley and three great grandchildren Hayes, Rhett and Harper.

A private service was held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements entrusted to the Dawson Funeral Home.