Bingo Smith Jr.

Bingo Smith Jr., age 38, passed away on August 10, 2025, in Nageesi, NM. Bingo was born on October 4, 1986, in Shiprock, NM to parents Bingo Smith Sr. and Laverne Aragon. Jr.’s Navajo clans are Hashtł’ishnii (Mud Clan), Honágháahnii (One Who Walks Around), Táchii’nii (Red Running Into Water), and Tó’ahani (Near the Water).

Jr.’s first job was at Alpine in 2007. Later, he also worked for Mister Car Wash, and his latest job was at Unique Detailing. Jr. loved to draw, listen to music, write poetry and letters, and he also enjoyed boxing. Jr.’s favorite sports teams were the Raiders (Vegas) and the LA Dodgers.

Jr. has three children: Layla (daughter), Terrell (son), and Zayla (daughter), and his granddaughter Leah. Jr.’s ex-girlfriend, LaTisha Gould, was with him for 10 years, their relationship ending in 2016. Later in his life, he started a new relationship with Jacqueline L. Werito. Jr. had four stepchildren: Elija, Eli, LeAndra, and Ethyn Werito.

Jr. is survived by his mother, Laverne Aragon, his stepfather, Merced Aragon, his father, Bingo Smith Sr., and his stepmother, Melinda Watchman. Jr.’s sisters are Lyndale Bedah Smith, Ailissa Smith, and Brittany Smith. His half-sisters are Joy Smith, Felesha Smith, Briana Smith, Precious Buck, and Jessica Aragon. His half-brothers are Nicholas Smith, Roman Smith, Lamar Smith, Michael Aragon, Merced Aragon III, and Johnathan Aragon.

Jr. is preceded in death by his family members: Dustin Tohonnie, Vernon Harvey, Julian Smith, John Harvey, Betty Harvey, Kari Smith, and Gwendolyn Harvey.

We all dearly loved Jr. He was talented and loved his kids and grandkids very much. Jr. was a son, son-in-law, brother, cousin, friend, coworker, uncle, grandpa, and God's son. We will all miss Jr.—his smile, his laughs, his touch, his hugs, his voice, his smell, his presence—but we know he is finally resting in paradise, no longer suffering. No more pain.

“Never, we never lose our loved ones. They accompany us; they don’t disappear from our lives. We are merely in different rooms.” – Paulo Coelho

He reassured me by saying, "Bingo, don't be afraid, for I have come to bring to you the answer to your prayer. From the first day you sought to understand the revelation and humbled yourself before God, your words were heard in heaven" -Daniel 10:12 TPT

A viewing will be held on Thursday August 21, 2025, at 11:30 AM at The Master's Hand Church of God. A celebration of life will follow at 12:30 PM. Burial will take place at Memory Gardens of Farmington at 2:30 PM. A reception will be held at The Master's Hand Church of God following burial.