Benjamin E. Smith Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Benjamin E. Smith (Wilson, North Carolina), who passed away on March 10, 2020, at the age of 73, leaving to mourn family and friends. 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 Benjamin E. Smith to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, James Mitchell Smith and Pauline Ellis Smith; and his brothers, Jimmie Smith and James Smith. He is survived by: his wife Barbara Jones Smith; his daughters, Jennifer Terry (Maurice) of Wilson, NC and Debra Smith of Bailey, NC; his grandchildren, Infinity Jones of Wilson, NC, Jah (Ziya Davis) of Wilson, NC, Daveah Horne of Wilson, NC and Brittne Smith of Wendell, NC; his siblings, Annie Thompson (James E.) of Wilson, NC, Lizzie Smith of Wilson, NC, Robert Smith (Linda) of Rocky Mount, NC and George Smith of Wilson, NC; his aunts and uncles, Jonah Ellis (Joyce) of Lucama, NC, James Bobby Ellis of Lucama, NC, Ruth Ward, Bettie Chestnut (Katherine Edmondson), Beatrice Hopkins (Olivia Adams) and Queenesther Young of Jacksonville, FL; his mother-in-law Bernice Jones of Lucama, NC; his siblings-in-law, Lorraine Smith of Washington, DC, Minister Dianne Jones of Lucama, NC, Darnell Jones of Wilson, NC, James Jones of Lucama, NC and Randy Jones of Lucama, NC; his goddaughter Shameka Locus of Wilson, NC; and his close friends, David Blalock of Lucama, NC, Willie Gray of Lucama, NC, Bishop Willie Britt of Wilson, NC, Madgeline Artis of Wilson, NC, Lawrence Jones of Wilson, NC and Keisha James of Wilson, NC.. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
