Bubba Smith Obituary (1964 - 2017) - Rockingham, Virginia

Rob Allen Smith (Bubba), of Richmond, age 52, passed on Monday, April 3, 2017, at the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) after a tough battle with liver cancer. Bubba was born July 28, 1964, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, to Bonnie Lou Gray (Smith) and Donald Smith (deceased). Bubba was a free spirit, who enjoyed close family and friends and repeatedly displayed a kindheartedness to folks he met, co-workers and strangers alike. Bubba cherished fishing and hunting trips, found joy in stringed instruments, and loved country music, cooking, an outdoor grill, and visiting long hours with special friends. He had a God given talent for carpentry, restoring old cars, and otherwise transforming the broken down, timeworn item, in to the functional and attractive one. Bubba is survived by his mom, Bonnie; his sister, Chrissi Turley; his brother in law, Shane Turley; two nieces, Kennedy and Livv Turley; long time, special companion, Virginia Rodas (Ms. V) and Ms. V's children and grandchildren (Reva, Ashley, Luka, and Jaxon); long time best friends and, in his words, "[his] brothers from another mother," Doug Pritchard, Billy Sherman, Tracy Edmunds, and Tim Hague of Kentucky; dear family members located in the Harrisonburg and Broadway areas of Virginia (he often remarked Harrisonburg was his home); and his four legged, unassuming bud, Gracie. Family and friends will be notified of a special celebration to be held July 1, in Harrisonburg, where Bubba will be laid to rest alongside his dad, whom he adored more than life itself. Online condolences may be made to the family www.mcmullenfh.com