Clifton B. Smith Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Clifton B. Smith (Bronx, New York), who passed away on January 6, 2024, at the age of 81, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, James Smith and Geraldine Smith; his cousin Charlie; his children, Renee G. Smith, Clifton B. Smith Jr., Ronald B. Smith, Crystal M. Smith, Michelle J. Smith-O'Bryant and Artagnan Smith; his stepchildren, Crystal D. Bray, Annette Bray, Rasheem Williams, Veronica A. Bray and Rodney Addison; his children-in-law, Johnny Hawkins, Steven, Bryant and Ramona Smith; his grandchildren, Shinea Smith, Shane Smith, Sean Smith, Shianda Palmer, Gary Amos, Clifton Smith III, Ronald Smith, Maisha Smith, Jaelen Smith and Mikai Smith; his stepgrandchildren, Keena Fourmillier, Melanie Bray, Jared Perminter, Renard Perminter, Donnell Bray and Timothy Bray; his great grandchildren, Maxwell Smith and Sage Smith; his siblings, Judith Smith, Evelyn Smith, Benetta Bines, James Smith Jr. and Gerald Smith; his nieces and nephews, Jody Raimey, Sundeer Smith, Angelika Beener, Andaye Wilshire, Alicia Gales, Elisa Bonneau, Oskar Smith, Russell Garcia and Brian Smith; and his cousins, Thelonious Monk Jr., Pannonica Val-Hackett, Beverly Williams, Avor Williams and Reginald Williams. He was also cherished by his six children, two sons-in-law, one daughter-in-law, three stepchildren, his ten grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, five siblings, and several nieces, nephews, cousins and countless extended family, friends.