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Submitted: 8/8/23 • Approved: 8/14/23 • Last Updated: 8/17/23 • R1495808-G0-S3
Dale 04 Mar 1956 - 04 Jun 2021
Pam 13 Dec 1959 - Pre-need/living
Marriage: 24 Sept 1982
Dale Davis “Bear Jaw” Smith husband of Pamela Ann (Moser) Smith. Dale Davis “Bear Jaw” Smith son of Enis Clyde Smith and Nancy Lee (Ford) Mitchell.
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Dale "Bear Jaw" Davis Smith I am a Veteran of Mt Pleasant, Arkansas
March 4, 1956 - June 4, 2021
Dale "Bear Jaws" Davis Smith, 65, of Mt Pleasant passed away Friday, June 4, 2021.
He was born March 4, 1956 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Enis Clyde Smith and Nancy Lee (Ford) Mitchell.
Dale was a member of First Baptist Church of Mt Pleasant; he loved Jesus and he loved his family deeply and their dog, Duke. He worked hard for his family and helped anyone who needed it. Dale also enjoyed hunting and fishing; working on race cars and twisting wrenches.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Ann (Moser) Smith of the home; son, Jonathan Smith (Brandi) of Cushman; daughter, Jessica Smith of Mt Pleasant; four sisters, Christine Shaw (Ernest) of Mt Pleasant, Connie Clark of Batesville, Lanelle Love (Ronnie) of Mt Pleasant, and Louise Cook (Terry) of Needmore; and one grandchild, Wyatt Wade.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother-in-laws, Lavern Clark and Danny Moser.
Pallbearers are Jonathan Smith, Wyatt Wade, Daniel Moser, Jamie Kelly, Jason Moser, Ernest White, Spec Howard, and Shane Howard. Honorary pallbearers will be the District 5 Highway Dept Employees and the family.
Funeral services will begin at 11:00 am Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at First Baptist Church of Mt Pleasant with Brother Jon Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Finley Creek Cemetery in Sage under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 am Tuesday at the church just before the service begins.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his honor to First Baptist Church of Mt Pleasant, P.O. Box 169, Mt Pleasant, AR 72561.
Obituary located through archives of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. Published Jun 2021 ©2020 Roller Funeral Homes. All Right Reserved
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