Michael L. Smith

Michael L. Smith, 82 of Gosport, IN passed away September 17th, 2026, at I.U. Health Bloomington, IN. He was born January 14th, 1944, to the late Harold and Eva (Hart) Smith. 

Mike Smith was owner of Cloverdale Hardware and Lumber Co. since 1965. Our hardware is the oldest operating hardware in Indiana, since 1887. Mike graduated from Cloverdale High School Class of 1962 and attended Purdue and Indianapolis Business College. He worked at Holcomb and Holt Engineers in Indianapolis and IBM before coming back to Cloverdale in 1965. Mike belonged to the Masonic Lodge in Quincy, was a Lions club member, volunteer on the Cloverdale fire Department, E.M.T. Putnam County Operation Life, past president Invest Putnam Stardust Hills, held an Indiana Real Estate License and was involved with many community activities. He served in the National Guard for 7 years.

Mike is survived by his wife of 57 years Marsha (Harrah) Smith; sister Ellen (Smith) Davies; several nieces, nephews and many good friends and customers; also, his kitties Bella and Inky.

He is preceded in death by his sister La Vaughn Patten; brothers Harold (Red) Smith, Delmas (Joe) Smith, Max Smith, and Elvin (Epp) Smith.

Funeral services for Mike will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, September 24th, 2026, at Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mannan Cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.whitakerfunerals.net. 

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