Thomas A. “Tom” Smiley, 76, of Bluffton, passed away on Monday evening, Sept. 16, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Tom was born on Nov. 10, 1947, in Bluffton to Bernard V. & Rosetta J. (Earhart) Smiley. He graduated from Pennville High School with the class of 1965. He played college basketball and baseball on a scholarship at William Penn University. Tom was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he honorably served during Vietnam 1968-70.