James Curtis Smith
1948-2023
Greenback TN
James Curtis Smith of 165 Wrenwood Way and a former Little Genesee resident passed away on Sunday March 26, 2023 at the Hospice of Western
Reserve, Cleveland Ohio, following a lengthy illness. Born on March 23, 1948 in Olean, he was the son of Paul B. and Geraldine Stone Smith.
Jim married Henrietta J. Speta in 1966 in Scio; she preceded him in death on September 11, 1977. On June 10, 1078 he married Kathleen Krusey
in Monroeville PA. Mrs. Smith survives.
Jim was a graduate of Bolivar Central School class of 1966. Jim was employed as a machinist by Dresser Rand Co. Wellsville from 1967-2013.
An avid NASCAR/Rusty Wallace fan, Jim was a car buff since before he was old enough to drive. He was an accomplished auto body repairman
and took great pride in his cars and trucks. His fondest memories of his teenage years were his antics with great friends and brothers in
Kossuth, plus time he spent in the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corp. He loved working outside to keep his home looking the best it could be,
as long as it involved equipment in John Deere green. He loved his family unconditionally, including fur kids past and present.
Surviving in addition to his wife are his mother, Geraldine Wood Bolivar; three children, Michelle L. Reynolds Richburg, Patricia A. Allen
Leesburg FL and Duane C. Smith, Clifton Springs NY; ten grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Linda (Skip) Benjamin,
Bolivar, Carol Perrin, Palm Harbor FL and Nancy Borrino, Webster NY; one brother David (Kathi Winecker) Smith Flemington NJ; step-sister
Brenda (Roger) Olmstead Cuba NY; step-brothers, Dale Wood Saginaw TX, Merle Wood, Greeley CO, Bruce (Amy Nielsen) Wood, Davenport IA and
several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother Thomas H. Smith, step-brother Phillip Wood, and step-father Carlton Wood.
At Jim’s request services will be private at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery Bolivar.
Memorials may be made to the Bolivar Community Improvement Club, 154 Wellsville Street, Bolivar NY 14715 or SPCA serving Allegany County,
5440 Rt. 19, Belmont NY 14813.
A life celebration will be held on Saturday April 8,2023 at 2P.M. at the home of Skip and Linda Benjamin 6717 South Bolivar Rd. Bolivar NY.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Schaffner Funeral Home Inc. Bolivar.
Schaffner Funeral Home
