Stephen Christopher Smith Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Stephen Christopher Smith of Fort Worth, Texas, who passed away at the age of 47, on March 5, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Stephen Christopher Smith or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

He is survived by: his parents, Rudy Smith and Sue Smith; his wife LaRita Ray; his sisters, Shelley Smith and Kelley Smith; his mother-in-law Jannella Harris; his sister-in-law Chrissie Gaines; his nieces and nephews, Legend Smith, Hayden Smith, Ryker Ruyle, Dax Burks, Ashtyn Carr (Airyn), Blakely Burr, Harlow Burr, Tori Joiner and Octavia Joiner; his aunts and uncles, Ray Faught, David Arnold, Pat Faught and Lynn Arnold; and his pets, Otis and Fritzy.

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Brown Owens & Brumley Family Funeral Home & Crematory

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March 19, 2025

William Gardiner wrote a sympathy message

“It has been a long time. Rudy, Sue, Shelly and Kelley my heart goes out to you. For a small time you seemed just as much as my family as Stephen did. I hope you find peace ahead, whatever of however that may be. We truly lived as though we would all live forever. Go your way Stephen. Go your way.”

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Mar 28

Visitation

Brown Owens & Brumley's Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel
425 S Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76104

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Mar 28

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Brown Owens & Brumley's Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel
425 S Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76104

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Mar 28

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Laurel Land Funeral Home
7100 Crowley Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76134

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