Jedediah Thomas Smith

RED LION- Jedediah Thomas Smith, 12, passed away on January 3, 2010 at Hershey Medical Center, Children's Hospital after a long battle with leukemia. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Living Word Community Church with the Reverend Dr. Charles W. Salisbury officiating. Following the service, the family invites everyone for a time of gathering at the Great American Saloon banquet room in Red Lion. Life Tributes by Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 35 Gotham Pl., Red Lion is in charge of arrangements. Jed was born on September 29, 1997, the son of Kristin Buckley and Steven Smith. Jed was an avid Penn State fan. He enjoyed playing video games, and watching The Simpsons and Family Guy, all with his best friend D.J. Dietz. He loved cooking and traveling. He would watch the Travel Channel and Food Network to see where he wanted to visit next. Jed loved motorcycles; he was the Grand Marshall of the 2008 Harley Davidson York Bike Night Parade. Most of all, Jed was a very gracious and compassionate child. At the children's hospital, he was concerned about every child on his floor. He loved his doctors and nurses on the floor and in the out-patient clinic very much. Jed is survived by his mother, Kristin Buckley and step-father Dan Slatton, his sister, Savannah Smith, his father, Steven Smith and his wife Alice, his brother Phinean and sister Nola; grandparents, Doyle and Linda Buckley and Mike and Holly Smith; great grandparents, Alyce Martin, Elma Buckley, and Ken and Hilda Goheen; an uncle, Adam Buckley, his wife, Tiersa, and cousin Olivia; an aunt, Mindy Zook, her husband, Barry, and cousin Dakota; best friend, D.J. Dietz; and good friends Grace & Jim McWilliams and family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Penn State Dance Marathon at www.THON.org. On the web site, please designate your donation to Gamma Phi Beta or ACACIA, whichever accredited organization you prefer. If you would like to mail a donation please send it to; Gamma Phi Beta THON, 108s Haller Hall, University Park, PA 16802. Please put Jed Smith in the memo line of your check. All money raised goes to help fight childhood cancer.