Walter Daniel "Dan" Schmutz Jr., 85, Kokomo, passed away at 10:03 a.m. on July 2, 2018, at St. Vincent Kokomo. He was born Aug. 7, 1932, in Covington, Kentucky, to the late Walter D. Schmutz Sr. and Marie E. (Whitaker) Schmutz. He married Reatha Geraldine "Gerry" (Waters) Schmutz on June 15, 1957, in Nashville, Tennessee, and she survives.

Dan graduated in 1950 from Isaac Litton High School, where he played the cornet in the Marching 100. He attended Vanderbilt University before enlisting in the United States Army in 1953. He was honorably discharged as a master sergeant in 1956. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1957. He received his MBA from the University of Tennessee in 1973.

Dan was active in Boy Scouts the majority of his life. He was an Eagle Scout, member of the Order of the Arrow, and earned his Wood Badge. He continued to be active in Scouting until the end of his life.

In addition to his wife, Dan is survived by daughters, Karen (Paul) Zimmerman, of Greentown, Indiana, and Sandi (Jeff) Freeman, of Haughton, Louisiana; grandchildren, Melissa Englehart, Brian Smith, Leanna Zimmerman, Angela (Ethan) Stewart, Sam Smith and Sergio Velaquez; and great-grandchildren, Alaina Stewart and Josiah Englehart.

Dan was predeceased by his parents and great-granddaughter, Avery Danielle Stewart.

The Service of Death and Resurrection for Walter Daniel Schmutz Jr. will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Grace United Methodist Church, 219 W. Mulberry St., Kokomo. The Rev. Dr. Brian Cook will officiate. A visitation with the family will begin at 11 a.m. that same day.

In lieu of flowers (due to allergies), the family is asking for a donation to McKendree United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, or the National Sleep Foundation.