Gene Smith Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Gene Smith (Liberty, North Carolina), who passed away on August 1, 2021 at the age of 78. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Willard Prather and Gertrude Shore Smith; his wife Adele "Dalton" Bailey Smith; his stepmother Emma Ramsey Smith; his brothers, Howard "Harold" Smith and Marshall "Red" Smith; and his great grandchild Calahan Mosby Nixon.
He is survived by: his children, Barbara Jean Smith (Jimmy), Wesley E. Smith (Shelene) and Gregory E. Smith (Sharon); his grandchildren, Tyson E. Nixon (Denise), Jason Levi Powers (Crystal), Jacklyn Smith Ellis (Thomas), David Willard Powers (Roxanne), Victoria Grace Smith and Caleigh Diane Smith; his great grandchildren, Eli Wyatt Powers, Kelli Adele Powers, Gene Asher Powers, Taisley Grace Ellis and Brandon Duncan; his siblings, Roger Dale Smith (Bonnie), Ernest Prather "Pete" Smith (Denise) and Linda Smith Jenkins (Bill); his close friend Brenda Staley; the mother of his children Betsy Edwards; and his pet Red.
August 4, 2021
Ronald Ricketts wrote a sympathy message