SMITH, HERBERT RICHARD - Izard County, Arkansas | HERBERT RICHARD SMITH - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Herbert Richard SMITH

Violet Hill Cemetery
Izard County,
Arkansas

Herbert 28 Jul 1926 - 11 Jul 2017
Lillian 03 Nov 1927 - 02 Apr 2012

Marriage:
Herbert
1) Jeane Whitesell Smith
2) Lillian Myrtle (Noe) Graham Smith 21 Jun 1968 Carmel, California

Herbert Richard Smith son of Alfred and Ellen Smith. Lillian Myrtle (Noe) Graham Smith daughter of Clarence Albert Noe and Thelma Marie Richards Noe.


* Obituary
Herbert Richard Smith
July 29, 1926 - July 11, 2017

Herbert Richard Smith, 90, passed away July 11, 2017, at Pioneer Nursing Home in Melbourne, Arkansas. Herb was born July 28, 1926, in DeRidder, Louisiana. He was one of four children born to Alfred and Ellen Smith. He grew up in Louisiana and East Texas, joining the United States Navy as a teenager. Upon discharge from the service, he moved to California with his wife, Jeane Whitesell. There, they raised two children. He worked as a mechanic at E.I. DuPont in South San Francisco for many years. During this time, he built his own home in San Carlos and enjoyed raising and riding horses. In 1968, he married Lillian Graham. They blended their families and continued to work in the San Mateo area until retiring to Brockwell, Arkansas in 1977. Here they built their new home and continued what would be 44 years together. They had many interests including family, church, neighbors, birds, cattle and the local wildlife. They traveled as they pleased and enjoyed trips to Hawaii, the Bahamas and Maine. Herb especially enjoyed the outdoors. He liked hunting, raising horses and cattle, and working on the farm. He enjoyed "yard selling" and picked up many treasures in his travels.

Herb was predeceased by his wife, Lillian, his parents, two brothers, one sister, one son and one granddaughter.

Herb is survived by two daughters, Caroll (Lloyd) Dickinson and Cindy (Jimmy) Jones; one son, Rick (Julie) Graham; ten grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Burial arrangements at the Fairview Baptist Cemetery, Violet Hill, Arkansas, will be private.

Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services.

Obituary provided through Kirby & Family Funeral Home Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas published Jul 2017.

And that of his beloved wife,
Lillian Smith
November 3, 1927 - April 2, 2012

Services for Lillian Myrtle Smith of Brockwell, Arkansas will be private. Lillian passed away April 2, 2012, at the Pioneer Nursing Home, in Melbourne, Arkansas at the age of 84. She was born November 3, 1927, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence Albert and Thelma Marie Richards Noe.

She married Herbert Richard Smith on June 21, 1968, at Carmel, California and owned and operated a day care center. She lived in Brockwell since 1977, moving from California.

She was preceded in death by her parents, 1 son, 1 sister and 4 brothers.

She is survived by her husband, Herbert Smith of Brockwell, AR; 1 son Rick Graham of San Mateo, CA; 2 daughters, Carol Ann (Lloyd) Dickinson of Tracy, CA and Cindy (Loye) Mason of Brockwell, AR; 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Violet Hill, Arkansas. Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services.

Obituary provided through Kirby & Family Funeral Home Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas published Apr 2012.

Contributed on 1/29/20 by sandhollow
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Submitted: 1/29/20 • Approved: 11/27/20 • Last Updated: 11/30/20 • R1294303-G1061210-S3

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