Bert "Bummie" Smith

Bert "Bummie" Smith, 90, of Bardstown, passed away Thursday July 10, 2025 at Baptist Health of Louisville.  He was born August 25, 1934 in Bardstown, Army National Guard Veteran, 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; parents, Bertram L. and Sylvia Rapier Smith; great-granddaughter, Maeve Peebles; three brothers, Rapier Smith, Tom Smith, and Willie Smith; and sister, Mary Wilson.

He is survived by his son, Bertram "Lang" (Sherry) Smith III; daughter, Lisa Smith (Mark Mobley) Thompson 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; and one great-grandson on the way; two brothers, Francis Xavier (Lucy) Smith, and Carl Patrick (Celie) Smith both of Bardstown; sister, Ginny Smith (Dave) Horlander of Bardstown; and several nieces and nephews.

His Funeral Mass will be 11:00 am Tuesday July 15, 2025 at Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.  Visitation will be 5 - 8 pm Monday July 14 and 9 - 10:15 am Tuesday July 15 at Barlow Funeral Home.  A prayer service will be held Monday evening.

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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