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Submitted: 2/27/19 • Approved: 3/1/19 • Last Updated: 3/2/19 • R1258157-G1258157-S3
US Air Force
May 21, 1934 - April 01, 2016
Curtis Ewell Smith son of Lotha Oliver Smith and Erica N (Churchill) Smith. Ruby (Milligan) Smith daughter of George Leroy Milligan and Lucy Carmen (Patterson) Milligan.
Curtis Ewell Smith
Curtis Ewell Smith, 81, of Batesville, died Friday, April 1, 2016 at his home.
He was born in Cord, Arkansas on May 21, 1934 to Lotha and Erica (Churchill) Smith.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Curtis worked at the International Shoe Factory until it closed and later retired as a maintenance supervisor from Arkansas College/ Lyon College. He was a faithful member of the Faith Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He was an avid collector and was an expert in antique glassware and other antiquities and was a historian for Hopewell Cemetery. He also enjoyed gardening, hunting, and fishing. He was a totally dedicated caregiver to his wife of over 50 years. He is survived by his nieces and nephews, including his nephew, David Steele of Newark.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his beloved wife, Ruby Milligan Smith; an infant son; and a sister, Mary Lee Smith Steele.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Hawkins, Kenny Gerhardt, Red Aldrich, Dale Aldrich, Nicholas Steele, Zachary Steele, and Jordan Steele. Honorary pallbearers are Ronny Gay, J. T. Thurman, Billy Herring, and Gary Anderson.
The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Faith Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rian Puckett and Bobby Coleman officiating. Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery in Cord under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Hopewell Cemetery, c/o Denny Gipson, PO Box 49, Batesville, AR 72503.
Obituary provided courtesy of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas published Apr 2016.
Contributed on 2/27/19 by denise.bratcher63
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