Bert “Bummie” Smith, 90, of Bardstown, died Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Baptist Health of Louisville. He was born Aug. 25, 1934, in Bardstown. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard, owner of Distillery Transfer Services, part-owner of Smith Brothers Distributing, and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Smith; his parents, Bertram L. and Sylvia Rapier Smith; one sister, Mary Wilson; three brothers, Rapier Smith, Tom Smith, and Willie Smith; and one great-granddaughter, Maeve Peebles.
He is survived by one daughter, Lisa Smith (Mark Mobley) Thompson of Bardstown; one son, Bertram “Lang” (Sherry) Smith III; one sister, Ginny Smith (Dave) Horlander of Bardstown; two brothers, Francis Xavier (Lucy) Smith and Carl Patrick (Celie) Smith, both of Bardstown; five grandchildren, Natalie Smith Spalding, Lance (Jill Edelen) Smith, Nicholas (Margaret) Smith, Jeffrey (Katie) Thompson, and Samie Thompson (Scotty) Peebles; five great-grandchildren, Rawlings Ricketts, Liza Ann Spalding, Palmer Ruth Smith, Romy Peebles, and Crittenden Lancaster Smith; one great-grandson on the way; and several nieces and nephews.
The Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday, July 14, 2025, and 9-10:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Barlow Funeral Home with a Monday evening prayer service.
Memorial contributions may go to Glioblastoma Foundation, PO Box 62066, Durham, North Carolina 27715 or The Charge Syndrome Foundation, 318 Half Day Road # 305, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089.
Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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