Obituary of Fred Smith, Jr.

Fred Smith, Jr., age 76, of 422 Hickory Drive, Elizabeth City, NC, died Friday, August 13, 2004 at his residence. He was a native of Pasquotank County, NC, and was the son of the late Fred Smith, Sr. and Marie Simons Smith Hurdle. He was a retired Equipment Operator for the NC Forestry Department; he served in the US Army, and was a Baptist. He is survived by a special friend, Velma Cartwright of Elizabeth City, NC; one sister, Emma Fletcher and her husband Charles of Elizabeth City, NC; three brothers, Carlton Smith and his wife Ann of Sligo, NC, Harvey Hurdle and his wife Kathleen of Glenn Mills, PA, and Joseph Lenton ‘Joe Pete’ Hurdle of Russellville, AK. He was predeceased by one sister, Doris Hoffman, and one brother, Charles M. Hurdle. A funeral service will be Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 2:30 PM in Twiford Funeral Home, 405 E. Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC, with the Rev. F. Joe Griffith officiating. Burial will be at New Hollywood Cemetery at a later date. The family will receive friends in the lobby of the funeral home immediately following the service. At other times the family will be at the residence, 422 Hickory Drive, Elizabeth City, NC. To sign the online register visit www.twifordfh.com. Twiford’s Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.