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Official Obituary of

Mr. Elbert "Shorty" Lee Smith, Sr.

January 9, 1953 ~ April 5, 2022 (age 69) 69 Years Old

Mr. Elbert Smith, Sr. Obituary

Mr. Elbert (Shorty) Lee Smith, Sr., 69, of 217 Sandpit Rd., Elizabethtown, NC died Tuesday April 5, 2022 at his residence.

Survivors- his wife, Mary O. Smith of the home, one daughter, Tonie Smith(Mike) of Elizabethtown, NC, one son, Elbert Lee Smith Jr.,(Ezetta) of Greensboro, NC, four brothers, James Smith, Larry Smith, Randolph Smith and Nathaniel Smith(Deborah) all of Elizabethtown, NC, one sister, Sophia Hicks of White Oak, NC, 9 grandchildren, 3 great- grandchildren.

Funeral- Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 11:00am at Willie E. Johnson Memorial Chapel on the facility of Johnson’s Funeral Service, 207 S. Pine St., Elizabethtown, NC. Eulogy by Rev. Haywood Oliver, Pastor of Mt. Olive AME Zion Church, Elizabethtown, NC.

Burial- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery, Elizabethtown, NC.

Viewing- Friday, April 8, 2022 from 2:00pm-6:00pm at Johnson’s Funeral Service, Elizabethtown, NC. The family will receive friends at the home.

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