Lemmie Phifer Smith Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Lemmie Phifer Smith of Valdese, North Carolina, who passed away on April 13, 2021 at the age of 84. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Alex Smith and Estelle Freeman Smith; his son Audie Smith; his brother Leonard Smith; his wife Cynthia Bacot Smith; his children, Ava Yamouti (Victor) of Morganton, Lemmie Dean Smith (Sharon) of Morganton, Sandy Smith of Morganton and Linda Smith (Presley Cross) of California; his siblings, Betty Ida Chapman, Mary Alice Chapman, Doris Edith Whisnant, Ethel Mae Smith, Clarence A. Smith, Alexander Junior Smith and Jay Harold Smith; his grandchildren, Robert Dean Smith, Garrett Prewitt, Landon Luke Smith, Natalie Smith and Riley Smith; and his pet Echo.

Memorials may be made to Smyrna Baptist Church, 3500 Brown Mountain Beach Rd., Morganton, NC 28655.