Alfred Emanuel “Big Al” “Smitty” Smith Sr., 90, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at his home.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 2 PM at Front Royal Moose Lodge, 1340 John Marshall Hwy, Front Royal. A graveside service will take place at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr. Smith was born on July 12, 1931 in Washington, DC to the late Roger and Beulah Grimes Armstrong Smith. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Willie and Johnny Smith; three sisters, Margaret Spencer, Ruby Tarman and Thelma Morris and a grandson, Logan. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean War where he received two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star with Valor.
Survivors include his two sons, Alfred Smith Jr. (Delores) and Roger L. Smith (Janine); two daughters, Nikki Baker (Greg) and Alise Barton (Stephen); five grandchildren, Leslie, A.J., Kelly, Allie and Leigha; two great grandchildren, Sadie and Sydney and numerous extended family and friends.
Honorary pallbearers will be Andrew Cornelius, Alton Tavener, Guy Loretta, Sonny Cain, Tommy Reese, Kyle Loyd and Billy Silcox.
The family will receive friends on Friday, January 21, 2022 from 4 to 8 PM at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601.
May Alfred Rest In Peace. Prayers for his family. He was good friend of my husband Willie Croson.
Roger,
I am so Sorry for the Loss of your Dad.
Wow,what a life he lived !
My Thoughts and Prayers are with you and your family.
R.I.P.Smitty,You will be greatly missed.You were a great man and a wonderful friend to every one.YOU WERE EVERYONE ‘S HEREO. PRAYERS For all your Family..❤💕💔🙏🏽🇺🇸
Alice, you are all in my prayers. May you be comforted in your memories and knowing he is safely in the arms of Jesus.
My condolences to all the family. What a great man will be truly missed . Gave so much to his family and loved ones, he had a heart of gold, and lots of knowledge to be learned from him. A true friend to all.
A Great person gone Home.
Roger so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers for your family. Sounds like he lived a wonderful life.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Alfred worked hard all his life and make a good home for his children. No one was a stranger to him and he was cared for such a loving family. He was a tough old rascal, but was loved by all. He was a true friend and will always remain in our hearts. He is at peace and looking over us all. God Bless and prayers to his family.
Reallly appreciated all the deer meat Big Al provided for the 8 homeless shelters we ran for 15 years back in the 80’s & 90’s.. Our sympathy & prayers are with your familly & friends! GOD BLESS!
Rest in peace AL, a hero to many, God bless the family
Sorry for your loss. Prayers and Hugs to you and family.Alfred was and is a great man.He would do anything for anybody. He was a great friend to my family and my Uncle Hooker. He will be missed by everyone. RIP
Alfred was one of the toughest guys you could ever meet, but if you were lucky enough to be called a friend, he would do anything in the world for you. He and Bum Testerman took me on my first plane ride when I was about 9 or 10. It was an experience I will never forget. The entire Cockrell family will miss this true friend.
Alfred, you were a true friend to all of us . You even stayed with us a while. You goal some days were to see how many times you could embarrass us which gave you great pleasure. You could always be counted on in time of need or for anything else . RIP Buddy till we meet again!❤️
First of all to all his family sorry for your loss. I always though of him as family. He was one of my uncle’s best friend. And when my uncle came as sick and I was taking care of him. There was nothing that Al wouldn’t do for him or me. I called on him many times after my uncle’s death. What great visits we had. Al you will truly be miss how caring you were to everyone you knew❤️
My heartfelt sympathies to the family. Alfred Will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him. I will always remember him as a honest , hard-working Korean war hero! I was proud to call Big Al a Dear friend and Felt very blessed to have had him in my life. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time. Hugs and love♥️