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Robert Alphonso Smith, Sr. departed this life on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Funeral Service: 12:00 PM, Saturday, May 30, 2026 at First Baptist Church,101 S Wilmington Street, Raleigh with a visitation preceding the service from 11:00AM-12:00PM.
Interment: Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC
Survivors: Spouse, Doris Smith; Sons, Robert A Smith Jr. of Raleigh; Darryl Smith (Eugenia) of Durham; Demetrius Smith of Bronx, NY; Daughters, Michelle Williams (Migel) of Fayetteville, NC; Kandra Gardner of Raleigh, NC; Victoria Smith of Angier, NC; Sisters, Bernice Dunlap of Winston-Salem, NC and Celria Knotts of Wadesboro, NC; Twelve Grandchildren; Two Great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews and a host of relatives, friends and Brothers of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
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