William H. Smith, Ph.D., 78, of Butler passed away Oct. 28 at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born on June 7, 1936, in Meridian, he was son of the late Paul and Gertrude Kearney Smith.

Mr. Smith was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served as a midshipman.

He was a retired faculty member of Slippery Rock University. William was an elected Democratic Party committee person and was a Downtown Butler business person. He was an antique collector, appraiser and dealer who loved animals and was a Pirates baseball fan.

Surviving are his loving wife, Cynthia L. Marshall; his daughter, Colleen Smith Neigh and her husband, Kevin; his two grandsons, Liam and Aidan; his son, Kevin Smith, and his five additional grandchildren.

Smith— Services for William H. Smith, Ph.D., who passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, will be private.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to operationspayneuter.org in Butler County.Arrangements are by the Cremation Society of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg.For more information or to send messages of condolence, please visit www.cremationsocietyofpa.com.