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Obituary For Ernest 'Sknookum Smith

Ernest Felton Smith, 70 of 8233 Rhodes Rd in Apex, NC passed away on January 11, 2017 at Wake Med Cary in Cary, NC.

Visitation: 12:00 -7:00 pm Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Trice Funeral Home Chapel, 127 N. West Street in Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526

Wake: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Monday, January 16, 2017 at Macedonia Apostolic Church in Raleigh, NC

Funeral will be held 1:00 pm Monday, January 16, 2017 at Macedonia Apostolic Church, 9805 Fanny Brown Rd in Raleigh, NC (Bishop Tommie Smith, Pastor)

Burial: Denning Family Cemetery

Guest Book

To the Smith and Gilbert Family, please accept our sincere condolences. We know Ernest will always be remembered and never forgotten. The Smith family have been considered close to all of us. On behalf of the Murray family, we extend peace and God's blessings.

- Calvin & Rosa Leach

On behalf of the Rowland Family, our heartfelt condolemces to the Smith and Gilbert Family.

- Barbara Rowland Williams

Sorry to hear of your lost. May God comfort and Bless your family and just know that our prayers are with you........From the Thomas Sisters....Patricia, Edna, Jewel, and Diane...

- Patricia Joyner

So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and Prayers are with the Smith Family. Hazel Winston & Cooki Bryant

- Elzabeth

R I P Cousin.

- Willie Earl Stewart

To my friend Annie Mae and the rest of the family; I was so sorry to hear about the passing of your brother and just know that my prayers and thoughts are with you as you go through this difficult time. Be blessed and know that earth has no sorrow, that heaven cannot heal. Gods' grace be with you now and in the days to come.

- Clarese McLean Howard

To the Smith family, Sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one. May the Lord continue to Bless you and Comfort you at this time and all your tomorrows

- Penesa Winston

God Bless the Smith family & there friends. We will keep u in our prays.

- Willard & Barbara Wilson

Smith and Gilbert Family are in my prays.from Mother Odessa and Jaedon also.

- Linda Smith

I would like to offer my condolences to the Smith family. 70 years is quite an accomplishment according to the Bible (Psalm 90:10) and I know 'Snookum' has left you with many precious memories and will be greatly missed. Hopefully this scripture will give you comfort because Jehovah God (Psalm 83:18) is promising us he will do away with man's worst enemy, death. This is found for us at Rev. 21: 4; 'And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.' For more comforting scriptures please visit: http://bit.ly/1K38EFt. It has given me hope, strengthened my faith and helped me find the answer to Why? I know it will do the same for you. God's kingdom that Jesus taught us to pray for at Matthew 6: 9, 10 will bring about these wonderful promises including the resurrection. John 6: 40 tells us: 'For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who recognizes the Son and exercises faith in him should have everlasting life, and I will resurrect him on the last day.' Also, Titus 1: 2 tells us this promise of a resurrection: 'is based on a hope of the everlasting life that God, who cannot lie, promised long ago. Isaiah 26:19 'Your dead will live......And the earth will let those powerless in death come to life.' Isaiah 25:8 'He will swallow up death forever. For Jehovah himself has spoken it.' This is a wonderful promise made to us by our heavenly father and I pray it brings you comfort and hope. Jehovah invites you to throw all your burdens on him and he will sustain you in your time of grief. Again, I offer my sincere condolences to the family. Feel free to contact me at my email address: myranj@centurytel.net Please watch this beautiful video (song 144) entitled 'Keep Your Eyes on the Prize' https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODChildren/pub-pksn_24_VIDEO

- M J