STACY "BUTCH" SMITH
Died May 9, 2018
Stacy “Butch” G. Smith, 67, of Cary, died suddenly of unknown cause on May 9, 2018.
Butch was born and raised in Dudley, N.C. He attended and graduated from Southern Wayne High in 1968 before attending and graduating from N.C. State in 1972. During college, he met his wife, Linda, and then began his career in the Raleigh area, working for the North Carolina Division of Air Quality. He went on to work as an environmental consultant for many engineering firms. Having partially retired, he worked for UNC as a consultant.
Butch loved spending his down time hunting, fishing, learning about history, and doing family genealogy research. He was also a fantastic story teller, practical joker and was always the life of the party. He dearly loved his special rescue dog, Gracie.
Butch is survived by his wife, Linda O. Smith; sons, Stacy Phillip Smith and Kevin Gray Smith and his fiancée, Laurice Holland; grandchildren, Karis Elizabeth Smith and Maisy Jane Howard; brothers, Steve Smith and his wife, Laura, Craig Smith and his wife, Debbie, and Blake Smith and his wife, Katerina; half-brother, Lamar Huntley; and several nieces and nephews. Butch was preceded in death by his parents, Gray and Elizabeth Smith; and his infant son.
A visitation will be held Monday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 SE Maynard Road in Cary. A funeral will be held Tuesday, May 15, at 3 p.m., also at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home. Burial will take place Wednesday, May 16, at 1 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, 2925 U.S. 117, Dudley, N.C.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Condolences may be made online at www.brownwynnecary.com.
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Published in Obituaries on May 13, 2018 3:05 AM