Obituary of John P. Smith

John P. Smith, 52, of Camden, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He was born in Rome on January 12, 1972, a son of the late Samuel and Pauline (Marshall) Smith. On January 21, 1995, he was united in marriage to Melissa L. Tilton.

John was a five-star auto technician at Victory Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Rome for several years. He loved working on cars, even on his own time. He always needed a project.

He was a member of the Hillsboro Baptist Church. John enjoyed golfing at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course, fishing, going on cruises, and taking long rides on his Kawasaki Vulcan. He loved to tell a good joke and he was a tremendous storyteller.

Surviving besides his loving wife, Melissa, are three sisters, Melissa Yager (Todd), Rebecca Hopler (Michael), and Amy Jo Mulvaney (James); a brother, Samuel S. Smith (Caroline); mother-in-law. Debbie French (Dale Gaut); father-in-law, Newton Tilton; sister-in-law, Kelly Walker (John Leonard); and brothers-in-law, Newton Tilton (Sandra) and James Titlon; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins; special friends, Paul Uvanni and James and Val Fuller; and his dogs, Zoey, Luna and his favorite, Whiskey. He was predeceased by a brother, Harry Smith; sister-in-law, Pamela Tilton; and dogs, Tater, Luke, Kasey and Max.

Family and friends are invited to call at Nunn and Harper Funeral Home, Inc., 9464 State Rt. 13, Camden NY 13316, on Monday, July 1^st from 4-7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 2^nd at 10:30 a.m. followed by interment in Hillsboro Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in John’s memory to the ASPCA.

You may read the obituary and send a message of sympathy at www.nunnandharper.com.