James "Jim" Smith of Crawfordsville passed away Monday at home.  He was 87.

Jim worked at the brickyard, then for CEL&P, where he worked 27 and a half years, retiring from there.  He then went to work mowing at Oak Hill Cemetery, took a couple of years off and worked at North Montgomery and then went back to work at the cemetery.  He also loved mowing his own grass and was meticulous about his yard.

Born Oct. 11, 1934 in Glasgow, Kentucky, he was the son of Gilbert Smith and Ada Bridges Smith.  He married Margaret Brenda Wilson on Oct. 17, 1958.  She passed away Aug. 18, 2005.

Surviving family includes: son, Keith Smith of Crawfordsville; brother, Richard Smith of Thorntown; two sisters, Mary Ann Nichols and Pauline McClellan, both of Kentucky.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Smith, daughter, Johnna Smith Parker, infant son, James Gilbert Smith, three brothers, Herbert, Joe and Robert and four sisters, Joyce, Maggie, Marie and Mildred.

There will not be a public visitation.  Graveside services will be Saturday, March 12 ^th at 1 PM at Oak Hill Cemetery North.  Arrangements were entrusted to Burkhart Funeral Home.