- Date Of Death: August 17, 2013
- State: Alabama
Robert Elton Smith was born August 18, 1921 in Calcis, AL and went home to be with the lord August 17, 2013. He was a loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his wife, Addie Ruth Smith; son, Richard Earl Smith; granddaughter, Jenny Lynn Smith; parents, William Rueben Smith Sr. and Jessie Viola Lineberger; brother, William Rueben Smith Jr.; sisters, Ruby Reynolds, Mary Parsons, and Ruth Price. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Doris J. Smith; four daughters, Annette Kelly (Mike), Patricia Willis, Lisa Williamson (Todd), Nancy Trapp; four sons, Robert “Buddy” Smith, Joseph Smith, Jeffrey Smith (Pauline), Michael Plant (Jamie); 24 grandchildren; 42 great grandchildren; sisters, Helen Bearden, Phyllis Kirk (Middlton); and numerous nieces and nephews. During WWII he served aboard the USS Crater and USS Winston in the Pacific. Robert Smith was an avid gardener and piddler.
