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Ms. Laura Bell Smith, age 69, of Raleigh, departed this life on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
Memorial Service, 1PM, Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh. The Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Rogers Sr., Officiating.
Survivors; sons, Adreese Smith, Kendrick Smith (Felicia) and Joseph Plummer, 7 grandchildren, siblings, Benita Smith, Bernadette Smith-Ford (George) and Elbert Smith (Rebecca), along with a host of other relatives and friends.