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Viva Adean SMITH

Lancaster Cemetery
Lawrence County,
Arkansas

Lewis 21 Nov 1913 - 04 Nov 1987
Viva 20 Apr 1919 - 29 Oct 2002

Marriage: May 1934 Book W pg 48 Lawrence County, Arkansas

Charles Lewis Smith son of Charles Wesley Smith and Malinda (Wright) Smith. Viva Adean (Eagan) Smith daughter of Obadiah Obie Eagan and Gertha "Girt" A (Horn) Eagan.

Viva Smith

WALNUT RIDGE - Viva Adean Smith, 83, formerly of Saffell, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, in a Batesville hospital.

Born April 20, 1919, in Strawberry, she was the daughter of Obie and Gertha Horn Eagan. She married Lewis Smith in May 1934, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 1987. She was a homemaker, enjoyed child care, sewing and shopping and was a member of the Mount Harmony Free Will Baptist Church in Saffell.

Survivors include three daughters, Bobbie Neal of Cord, Barbara Dye of Hensley and Linda Doyle of Moline, Ill.; a brother, Vernon Eagan of Hammond, Ind.; two sisters, Verna Allen and Mildrine Allen, both of Hammond; seven grandchildren, Chuck Dye, Jackie Williams, Debbie Dutton, Regina Duke, Lisa Neal, Todd Neal and Derek Doyle; and several great-grandchildren.

Other than her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Charles A. Smith; and a brother, O'Neal Eagan.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Mount Harmony Free Will Baptist Church in Saffell with Larry Pounds and Stanley Vandergrift officiating. Burial will follow at Lancaster Cemetery in Strawberry under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Services, Inc., in Walnut Ridge.

Pallbearers will be Jack Neal, James Dye, G.H. Doyle, Todd Neal, Chuck Doyle and Derek Doyle.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today.

Obituary provided through archives of The Times Dispatch Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas published 30 Oct 2002.

Contributed on 1/14/08 by denise.bratcher63
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Submitted: 1/14/08 • Approved: 5/1/19 • Last Updated: 11/30/20 • R10261-G10260-S3

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