Travis Paul "Traveler" Smith

Travis Paul “Traveler” Smith, 48, of Cedar Island, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center.

His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Nelson Koonce and Rev. Kevin Stott. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family invites you to view the webcasting of the service through Travis’s obituary page on Munden Funeral Home’s website. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the Coronavirus, those who are ill or at-risk (elderly, immune-compromised) are encouraged to stay home. Additionally, there will be a limit to the number of people in the building at one time, as well, those who attend will be asked to bring and wear a protective mask. Help us honor the family while practicing safe measures. Friends are also encouraged to leave words of comfort to the family through the website. Travis will be laid to rest privately at the Cedar Island Community Cemetery.      (See link below for the Service Bulletin including the Order of Service.)

Travis was a member of Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church. He enjoyed being a commercial fisherman and loved being on the water, crabbing and working on his boats, and he loved spending time with his kids on the water. He enjoyed eating seafood, and his favorite hobby was coin collecting.

He is survived by his wife, Kimberley Smith of the home; parents, Charles and Emma Smith of Cedar Island; daughters, Destiny Michelle Smith of Havelock; Jasmine Elaine Smith and husband Nicholas Rielly Dobert of New Bern; sons, Adrian Wayne Smith and companion Hailey Salter of Cedar Island and Travis Parker Smith of Cedar Island; brother, Tony Smith of Jacksonville, FL; grandchildren, Carter Wayne Smith, Serenity Elaine Smith, Spencer James Smith; best friends, Bruce Cedarquest and Jimmy John Goodwin; also a multitude of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews from the Smith and Nelson families.

He was preceded in death by his son, Alexander Wyman Smith; sister, Cynthia Smith Holliway; and a brother, Gregory Scott Smith.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Munden Funeral Home. The same safety guidelines will apply.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements are by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory, Morehead City, NC.