Willie John Smith Sr. Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Willie John Smith Sr. of Gadsden, Alabama, who passed away at the age of 80, on September 11, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Willie John Smith Sr. to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Johnnie B. Cooper and George Lee Smith Jr.; and his siblings, Velmira Booker, Leona Neely, Jimmy L. Smith, Eugene Smith and Elmira Smith Payne.
He is survived by: his wife Roslyn Smith; his children, Willie J. Smith, Jr. (Teresa), Tony Smith (Rolanda), Willis Leonard, Sr. (Toi), Casundra Smith, Sylvia Howard (Bruce), Marcus Leonard (Shakira), Alma Coleman and Eric Smith, Sr.; his stepchildren, Broderick Marshall (Tangie) and Krisshana Marshall; and his siblings, Georgia Mann, Thelma Smith Walker, Lillie B. Booker (John), Annie L. Smith, George Smith, Jr. and Eldred W. Smith. He is also survived by 31 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren.
