Cecil P. 'Bud' Smith Jr.

Cecil P. "Bud" Smith Jr., 87, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.

He was born Dec. 14, 1931 in Indianapolis, the son of Cecil P. and LaVaughn (Duckworth) Smith Sr.

He was a 1949 graduate of Bainbridge High School.

Bud was a veteran of the United States Army and served full time as a recruiter for the Indiana National Guard.

Bud owned and operated Budget Motors in Greencastle from 1983 until his retirement in 2010. He had previously worked 27 years at Allison Transmission in Indianapolis.

He is survived by his daughters, Susan F. (husband Joseph) Billingsley and Rosemary Rimar and significant other, William Moore; son Wesley (wife Janet) Smith; grandchildren Amber Spires, April Billingsley, Brian Rimar, Stacy Cole, Lenna Cline, Morgan Freebairn and Mike Mattingly; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Charlotte Rose Smith; and a sister, Margaret Blair.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle. Interment with military honors will follow at Union Chapel Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made in Bud's memory to the Humane Society of Putnam County, P.O. Box 444, Greencastle, IN 46135.

Condolences and memories may be shared with the family c/o www.BittlesandHurt.com.