Boyd Roosevelt Smith, Jr. peacefully entered into eternal rest on Monday, December 23, 2019 at the Bedford County Nursing Home.Boyd, affectionately known as Brother, was born on April 14, 1947 to the late Boyd D. Smith and Dorothy Saunders Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Dora E. Smith.

After graduating from Susie G. Gibson High School, he joined the United States Army. He was honorably discharged in 1968. He married Barbara Jean Johnson in 1974. He grew up in the Bunker Hill Community. He became a member of the Mt. Olivet Missionary Baptist Church at an early age where he served on the usher board and sang with the Mt. Olivet Gospel Chorus and the Mt. Olivet Mass Choir. He later joined the New Covenant Fellowship Church of God under the leadership of Pastor J. W. Hunt.

Boyd leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 45 years, Barbara J. Smith; daughter, Stephanie (Danny) Ferguson of Roanoke VA; son, Troy Smith of Bedford VA; foster daughter, Tracy Cheatwood of Roanoke VA; brothers: Thomas "June" Smith (Bernice) of Roanoke VA and Minister Alvin Eugene Smith of Bedford VA; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, four foster grandchildren and four foster great-grandchildren; two uncles, Thomas M. Smith and George Saunders of Bedford, VA; four brothers-in-law, seven sisters-in-law and a host of other relatives and friends.

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths
of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.