C. Arthur "Buster" Smith

Art died peacefully at home September 24, 2025 with his wife at his side. He was born May 22, 1940 in Alamosa, Colorado to Clarence and Florence Smith. He grew up and met his wife, Donna Craig, in Alamosa. The couple was married on August 6, 1961. They raised two daughters in Glenwood Springs where he owned Art’s Plumbing and Heating for ten years. He spent the remainder of his career at Dodson’s and Grand Junction Pipe.

Art loved the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He spent his evenings fishing in the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sisters Rosalie Smith of Hawthorne, Nevada and Phyllis Mead of Denver. He is survived by his brother, Roy Smith of Denver, his wife, Donna, his daughters Penney Steele of Alabama and Sheila Smith of New Castle, grandchildren Camie Walker of New Castle, Jeremiah Steele of Denver and Poonam Steele of Glenwood Springs, as well as six great-grandchildren.

An open house/potluck in Memory of Art will be held at 2818 ½ Columbine Park Court, Grand Junction, Colorado on Friday, October 3, 2025 from 11am – 2pm.