Robert Wesley “Bob” SMITH, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1949 - 2009  (59 years)

• Name	Robert Wesley “Bob” SMITH  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	11 Mar 1949	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina at death- he had a granddaughter- Kelcey McAlister of Hodges- who are her parents? jkh Date Published: February 14, 2009 ROBERT W. SMITH JR. SUMTER – Robert Wesley "Bob" Smith Jr., 59, husband of Alma Hodge Smith, died Friday, February 13, 2009, at his home. Born March 11, 1949, in Sumter, he was the son of Rose Cole Smith and the late Robert Wesley Smith Sr. He was a retired truckdriver, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, having served three tours of duty in Vietnam, and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife, of Sumter; his mother, of Sumter; a son, Robert Wesley Smith III of Bainbridge, Ga.; two stepsons, Hansel Hodge and his wife, Sam, of Alcolu, and Mark D. Hodge of Sumter; three grandsons, Wallace "Buddy" Hodge and Orry Hodge of Alcolu, and Mark Douglas Hodge Jr., of the home; a granddaughter, Kelcey McAlister of Hodges; two brothers, Richard Smith and his wife Peggy, and William Smith and his wife Debbie, all of Sumter. He was preceded in death by a sister, Marsha Smith Skey. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 15, 2009, at Providence Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Harold Greene officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Comrades of the Sumter VFW. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter. Memorials may be made to Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church Street, Manning, is in charge of arrangements. (803) 435-2179 www.stephensfuneralhome.org  [3, 6]
  MILI	he was a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, having served three tours of duty in Vietnam  [6]
  Occupation	he was a retired truckdriver  [6]
  Religion	he was of the Baptist faith  [6]
  _UID	A311CD7083DF494485AF4349BE892BE6F8CB
  Death	13 Feb 2009	at his home
  Burial	15 Feb 2009	Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 2445 Old Manning Road, Sumter County, South Carolina   [6]
  	Stephens Funeral home & Crematory, Manning, South Carolina
  Person ID	I151384	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Robert Wesley SMITH, Sr.,   b. 4 Mar 1929, Jackson Bluff, Florida d. 28 Jul 1993, at his home (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Rose Marie COLE,   b. 4 Mar 1930, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 9 Jul 2022, Covenant Place, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1948	Sumter County, South Carolina   [9]
  _UID	9DF46DD4A13049A782C1D0EF7AB31BA683EA
  _UID	9DF46DD4A13049A782C1D0EF7AB31BA683EA
  Family ID	F96798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alma HODGE
  _UID	6274847E12DE40D4AB0B131907F10EDA9E59
  _UID	6274847E12DE40D4AB0B131907F10EDA9E59
  Children	1. Robert Wesley “Robbie” SMITH, III   2. Hansel HODGE   3. Mark Douglas SMITH, Sr.
  Family ID	F103475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S25086] Hubert Douglas Hodge. [S30060] Rose Cole Smith. [S5189] Robert W. Smith Sr. [S3469] page 36. [S10478] Interview with Rose (Cole) Smith. [S11812] Robert W. Smith Jr. [S8685] Rebecca G. Hodge. [S11995] Paul Crawford. [S897] Sumter County, South Carolina, Marriage License Index, #5, page 2050.