Otis “Uncle Sam” Smith, Jr., 68, of Ambridge, passed away on January 5th, 2026. He was born on October 7th, 1957 and he was preceded in death by his parents, Georgella and Otis Smith, Sr., his mother, Beatrice Kimbrough, his maternal grandparents, Henry and Birdie Bratton, his uncles, Phillip, Luther and Henry Bratton, an aunt, Carrie McIver and his nephew, Phillip James Bratton. He is survived by his sisters, Lucille “Candy” Williams and Roberta “Wendy” Kimbrough, his brother, Phillip (Pamela) Bratton, his nieces and nephews: Mikee (Kelly) Williams, Maury (Vena) Willaims, Damon (Jaime) Bratton, Darnell (Tracy) Bratton, Teylore Bratton, Sheree Bratton, Devonte Allison, and Durann Allison; along with numerous great nieces and nephews, his special friends, Roger Fike, Blue and Mike Jeter and his beloved dog, Ashley.

Otis was a crane man at Hussy Copper for thirteen years. He then worked for the Ambridge Borough Road crew for eighteen years. He then worked at Allegheny County Schools for 9 years working with children with special needs.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 14th at 4 P.M. until the time of the funeral service at 6 P.M. at the Alvarez-Hahn Funeral Services and Cremation, LLC, 547 8th Street, Ambridge, who was in charge of his arrangements.