Bishop Ray Odell Smith

SMITH, Bishop Ray Odell - age 55, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015. Family hour 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 28, 2015 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. with funeral service commencing at 2 p.m. Bishop Joshua Ward officiating. Interment Lovedale Cemetery, 5175 E Bristol Rd, Burton, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Bishop Smith will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday. Bishop Ray Odell Smith was born on September 9, 1959 in Saginaw, MI. to parents Ray Smith and Mary Lee Haynes. He was raised by Pearline (Watkins) Smith in Flint, MI., where he continued to reside for 55 years. He graduated from Flint Central high school in 1977. He also attended Mott Community College and Detroit College of Business. Bishop Odell confessed his faith in Jesus Christ at an early age. It was at the tender age of 7 years old that Bishop Mossley ordained Ray (Tuffy) as an Alter Server. He served as the Pastor of St. Jude Christian Temple of Life. In august of 2014 Pastor Ray O. Smith was appointed to the office of Bishop. He faithfully served under Archbishop J.J. Ward. Bishop Ray O. Smith owned and operated Rosebud Candle store for over 30 years. He mastered entrepreneurship, in view of the fact that he understood the most fundamental concept of economics: Supply and Demand. He loved life and his wife “Kim”, whom he married January 4, 2013. Together they embraced the joy of traveling, concerts, and cooking. Bishop Ray O. Smith was always impressing people with kindness. He was one of the most loving, giving, and kindhearted individuals one would ever hope to meet. Bishop Ray O. Smith leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife Kimberly Smith; daughter, Raechelle Smith; sons, Raymond and Ramon’e Smith; step-children, Emberly McFadden, Kayona McFadden and Odie McFadden; grandchild, Rayonna Smith; sisters, Rosetta (Todd) Smith and Vonnie Williams; sisters-in-law, Geraldine (Joe B.) Osbourne, Barbara Beard, Pauline (Ray) Allen, Winona Beard; brothers-in-law, Gregory Beard, Stanley (Alyse) Beard, Venias Beard; along with a host of other relatives and friends. Including special friends: Brother James Boyd, Billy Moore, and Big “Sis” Vickie. He was preceded in death by: parents, Ray Smith, Mary Lee Haynes, and Pearline (Watkins) Smith; brother, Arlee Williams; and step-son, Johnnie McFadden Jr. The family would like to express special thanks to Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, Arlington Funeral Home in New York, Archbishop J.J. Ward, Archbishop Stokes and Superintendent Lamarr Griggs.

Bishop Ray Odell Smith

September 9, 1959 - February 15, 2015