Obituary of Alfred H. Smith Jr.

East Bethany ~ Alfred H. "Buz" Smith Jr., age 65, of Little Canada Road, passed away Thursday evening (June 16, 2016) at home in the loving presence of his family. He was born March 6, 1951 in Springville, N.Y., a son of the late Alfred and Florence Wieder Smith. Buz will be remembered as a very quiet and generous man, who was totally devoted to his family. He enjoyed working around his home and yard with his loving wife, Linda. In addition to being a wonderful husband and father, he was extremely proud of being a terrific grandfather to his two granddaughters, who were the love of his life. He will be sadly missed by his loving and devoted wife of 44 years, Linda Mannix Smith; his sons, Jon (Ann) Smith of E. Bethany and David Smith of Pavilion; granddaughters, Rebecca and Addison; siblings, Nancy Sprissler of Albany, Carol (John) Fritton of Oswego, Jeanne Boden of Albany, Warren (Janet) Smith of Newark Valley, Carl (Carol) Smith of AZ and Bruce (Amy) Smith of NH, along with many nieces, nephews and dear friends. Family and friends may call on Tuesday from 4 ~ 8 PM at the Falcone Family Funeral & Cremation Service Inc., 8700 Lake Road (Rt. 19), LeRoy. His Rite of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Mercy Parish, St. Peter's Church, 44 Lake St., LeRoy, with interment to follow in Morganville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Our Lady of Mercy Parish.