Robert L. Smith was born June 18, 1942.

Mr. Robert L. Smith, 74, of Elgin, SC, departed his earthly life Thursday, December 22, 2016, at  Providence Hospital  in Columbia, South Carolina.

Those left to cherish a lifetime of precious memories of him are his wife, Felicia L. Smith; four daughters, Barbara Smith, Felicia Stevens, Shaunna Watson, and LaMauria N. Smith; his mother, Gracie Belton; his father, Harden Stone; four sisters, Elaine Belton-Rankins (Charlie), Felicia Belton, Carol Roach and Mattie Meeks; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; father-in-law, Elliott Green; two brothers-in-law and two sisters-in-law; and a host of other loving relatives and friends.

Nelson’s Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Funeral services for was held Wednesday, December 28, 2016, 11:00 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, 1145 Old Windmill Road, Ridgeway, SC.  Interment in the church cemetery.   Public viewing was Tuesday, December 27, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.