BOBBY  RAY  SMITH,  76 of Summersville passed away Monday February 21, 2022 at his home.  He was the son of the late Arthur and Martha Bragg Smith and was born at Iaeger August 17, 1945.  Bobby was a surface coal miner and member of the UMWA.  He was a Baptist by faith and his calling to minister God's Word began in 1972.

He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Bethany Ann Smith and sister, Janet Smith.

Surviving:

Wife                            Louise Browning Smith

5 Daughters
April (Chris) Sykes     Big Stone Gap, VA

Kirston Smith

Skyler Smith     both of Summersville

Lindsay (Cody) Gero     Richwood

Summer Dawn Smith          Ohio

5 Brothers
Carl (Reba) Smith         Milton

Lowell (Sherry) Smith

Byron (Reva) Smith     all of Gilbert

Jack (Phyllis) Smith      Man

Bernard (Susan) Smith  Magnolia, TX

2 Sisters
Marcella (Ray) Foxx     Lenoir City, TN

Arella (Roy) Cine          Gilbert

2 Grandchildren       Austin and Madison Sykes

3 Great Grandchildren        Ava Saywer, Remington Stout and McKenna Gero

Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday February 24 ^th in the Waters Funeral Chapel at Summersville with Rev. Dewey Lusk officiating.  Burial will follow in the Walker Memorial Park at Summersville.  Friends may call at the funeral chapel one hour prior to the service on Thursday.

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