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ALONZO SMITH Obituary

PASTOR ALONZO
SMITH, Sr., 73
GTE Retired

LAKE WALES - Pastor Alonzo Smith, Sr. died 1/1/18. Svc. Sat. 11am Parkview Christian Ctr, Haines City. Visit: Fri. 6-9 COGBF, Lk. Wales. Epps M.F.H.

Published by The Ledger from Jan. 5 to Jan. 6, 2018.
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Avril Burgess

April 27, 2018

My condolences to family and friends. May faith in God help you to cope. Hebrews 11:1

Lisa P.

January 12, 2018

May the lord give the Smith Family strengh to continue to look up. Strenghing the family.
From the Owens family

Fran Owens

January 8, 2018

May the God of all comfort keep you in your time of sorrow as we remeber a legend of Pastor and friend who I admired much from this man of God

Evangelist Willie Davis

January 6, 2018

We pray that the Lord will strengthen each of you during this season. Amos and Yvette Landers

January 6, 2018

We are missing Pastor Smith along with you! With heartfelt sympathy!

Elder Tony and Bobbie Smith

January 6, 2018

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Psalms 116:15 Keeping you in our prayers!

Elder Tony and Bobbie Smith

January 6, 2018

MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY, Rev Smith Sr. will be truly missed, he always had a smile on his face and always kept me laughing. our loss is God's gain. you are truly a fisherman. your Frat brother Joseph Wiltshire and family

joseph wiltshire

January 5, 2018

My sincere condolences and love to the family and friends. You are in my prayers.

Myrtice Landers

January 5, 2018

To the Smith Family's We the Hicks Family's send our deepest sympathy Love and Prayers on the Home going of my Cousin Pastor Alonzo Smith Sr. who will be truly missed We grew up together and to the Family may God Grace and Mercy continue to be with you all through out this journey knowing my cousin he would want everyone to rejoice and be glad in it.

Mr.&Mrs Bobby-Gwen"Clementine" Hicks

January 5, 2018

Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Smith family for the loss of such a great great person Pastor Alonzo Smith Senior I had the honor of meeting him through my husband and I found him to be such a gentle and loving person truly Heaven has gained an angel may God give you strength as you go through this time a bereavement but remember to be absent in the body is to be present with the Lord and I'm confident in saying that I believe that Pastor Alonzo Smith Senior is with the Lord may God bless the family and we will keep you in our prayers from the Owens family

Elder Baker T Owens Jr.

January 5, 2018

Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Smith family for the loss of such a great great person Pastor Alonzo Smith Senior I had the honor of meeting him through my husband and I found him to be such a gentle and loving person truly Heaven has gained an angel may God give you strength as you go through this time a bereavement but remember to be absent in the body is to be present with the Lord and I'm confident in saying that I believe that Pastor Alonzo Smith Senior is with the Lord may God bless the family and we will keep you in our prayers from the Owens family

Elder Baker T Owens Jr.

January 5, 2018

With deepest sympathy to the family of pastor Alonzo Smith Sr. I'm praying for you. He was my pastor for 2 years and I enjoyed his teachings and him singing "Sit Down Servant"
A good man that will be missed by many.

Sabrina Kirby

January 5, 2018

A GREAT MAN OF GOD AND SCHOOLMATE HAS GONE HOME TO BE WITH OUR LORD REST ON BROTHER

CLINTON MCKNIGHT

January 5, 2018

We will greatly miss a wonderful man gentle and kind a man who reached out to those in need. To the family, look to God who doeth all things well you are in our prayers.

The Bradshaw and Stafford Family

January 4, 2018

I'm going to miss him so much he watched me grow up from a little girl to the woman iam today and he always stayed on me and encouraged me to be better and he was in my life for 31 years he treated me as I was his blood granddaughter and I will forever be his pretty girl I love u papa Sonny continue to protect and guide me I love u and will truly miss you

SHEMMER JOHNSON

January 3, 2018

We will miss him. May God be with you and us in the loss of our brother. Certainly he was good for all of us. God bless

Jesse Williams,sr

January 3, 2018

Saddened to learn of the passing of my cousin, Dr. Alonzo Smith, Jr. He was a man who loved to make you laugh and a great asset to our Lake Wales Community. My deepest sympathy goes out to his family, my cousins!

Lucy Robinson

January 3, 2018

Our deepest condolences to you and your family. You all are in our prayers.

The Harris' Lane, Keith and Stefanie

January 3, 2018

To the family of Pastor Alonzo Smith, Sr.
He was a great man of God, and a great fisher of men and speckled perch fish. He will truly be missed. God will bless you all.
From James & Rachel Hamilton of Oviedo, FL.

James Hamilton

January 3, 2018

Dear family our prayers are with you all for the comfort ,peace, love, joy of the precious Holy Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will take you through it all. Trust in the Lord with all your hearts. We love you all.

Nate and Gloria Williams

January 2, 2018

I'm so sorry for your loss may God give you strength and comfort knowing that Pastor Smith was a great man loved by many and he will truly be missed God bless you

Cassandra Ulysse

January 1, 2018

Our prayer are with you and your family.
Jenkins family. Sc & Orlando.

January 1, 2018

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Joyce & Leroy Carter

January 1, 2018

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