Kimberly D. "Smitty" Smith, 68, of Dunkirk died on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. He was born in Dunkirk on October 8, 1956, the son of Beverly (White) Smith of Dunkirk and the late Carl H. Smith.
Kim was a graduate of Forestville Central School, Class of 1974 and a graduate of the BOCES LoGuidice Educational Center in auto mechanics. He worked as a ,echanic for the former George Ray, Valley Tire, Midas and retired from D&F Complete Auto Service, all in Dunkirk.
Kim would help anyone who needed mechanic work and loved working with his grandfather on the farm. He enjoyed muscle cars, trucks, cooking and spending time at the cottage in Bear Lake, where they would go water skiing.
Surviving, besides his mother, are a daughter, Kellie Smith of Fredonia; two grandchildren, Lennox and Zeva Richter; and several nieces and nephews. Besides his father, he was predeceased by his brother, Chad A. Smith, who died on September 15, 1995; and his sister, Lynda L. Pleszewski, who died on March 3, 2009.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Private interment will be at the convenience of the family in Burnham Hollow Cemetery in the Town of Arkwright.
Arrangements are by the Riles & Woolley Funeral Home, 39 Main Street in Forestville. To post condolences or memories, go to www.rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com.
