Raymond E. Smith Jr. Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Raymond E. Smith Jr. of Henderson, Kentucky, who passed away on April 20, 2026, at the age of 62, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Raymond farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Raymond is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his mother Sharon Rose Graham; and his grandmother Elizabeth Smith. He is survived by: his daughter Katelin Craddock (Mitchell); his grandchildren, Brayden, Lillyan, Lyrik and Beckham; and his siblings, Penny Branstetter, Scott Smith (Cherish), Selina Maleki (Omid) and Lawanna Brand (Rita).
