David Elmore Smith Jr. Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 11, 2025 we had to say goodbye to David Elmore Smith Jr. (Mesa, Arizona). You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his mother Sheryl. He is survived by: his father David Elmore Smith Sr.; his stepmother Gemma; his sisters, Kellie Smith and Jennifer Smith; his siblings' children, Katelyn (Felix Mueller), Karissa Valles (Dan Jones) and Ray Valles (Kristina); his pet Ozzy; his uncle Michael; his aunt Yvonne; his cousins, Shauna and David Welch; and his friends, Jackie McCarthy, Wendy Clark, Chris Powell, Robert Reames and Jesse Saperstein.

From December 2020 onward, David battled bedsores that went down his spine, survived COVID-19—twice—suffered pneumonia, graduated from hospice care at one point, and endured kidney stones along with countless other health problems.

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