Brian Otto Smart, 47, of Muskogee passed from this life on September 7, 2007. Brian was born August 22, 1960. He was the son of Terry Smart of Muskogee, OK and Lavonne Totten of Bixby OK.

Brian spent most of his life in the Muskogee area. He owned his own company Smart Water and later got his journyman's license and became an electrician for National Electric. As a young adult Brian accepted Christ as his savior and was the instrument God used to help encourage his family. He was a charismatic and passionate man with an incredible appetite for knowledge. He had a great love for music and could play the piano, guitar and sing with the best of them. He had his scuba and pilot licenses and loved his jet skis and anything to do with the water. His latest passion was flying his remote control helicopter.

Brian is preceded in death by his grandparents John and Bernice Smart, Hazel and George Sharp and his precious first baby girl, Sara Kendall Smart. Brian is survived by his dad, Terry Smart and his wife Pat, his mother Lavonne Totten and her husband Larry, his son Collin O. Smart and Amanda and grandson Layne, his daughters Ivy and Callie Smart, his brother David Smart his wife Karen and their children Joshua, Phillip and Stephen, his sister Nicki Argo her daughter K.J. Elms, Nicki's husband Jeff and their children Cooper and Keegan, his sister Tara Nichols and her husband Clint and their children Chloe and Colten and grandson Julian Otto. Numerous cousins, aunts, uncles and other family and friends.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 13, 2007 at the Christian Chapel Church with Reverend Conrad Barrett officiating. Burial will follow at Brushy Mountain Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Collin Smart, Danny Gile, Dean Jones, Mark Clemmons, Jeff Argo, and Clint Nichols. Honorary Pallbearers will be Tim Crow, and Ted Auckerman. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Foster-Petering Funeral Home.