Oletus Faye Smith

Oletus Faye Smith, age 81, of Searcy, Arkansas, died February 16, 2014 after a bravely fought battle with cancer. Faye, the loving wife of Earl Ellis Smith, slipped peacefully away at the Hospice Home Care inpatient facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, surrounded by the love of her family. Faye is survived by her husband, Earl, by her sister, Ledora Evelyn (Hallford) Scardigilli, and by her three brothers: Vaden Julius Hallford, Morris Franklin Hallford, and Delbert Wayne Hallford. Her sister, Julia Ann (Hallford) Russell, preceded her in passing. Faye is also survived by her seven children: Samuel Earl Smith of Austin, Arkansas; Charles Raymond Smith of Roland, Arkansas; Alan Keith Smith of Little Rock, Arkansas; John Terry (Jack) Smith of McRae, Arkansas; Kenneth Ellis Smith of Searcy, Arkansas; Loré Ann (Smith) Tirado of Lusk, Wyoming; and Pamela Sue (Smith) Angerman of Bald Knob, Arkansas. Thirteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive Faye's passing. Born in Peacock, Texas, on January 6, 1933, to Rodney J. and Winnie Ledora (Dozier) Hallford, Faye moved west with her family to settle in Arizona where she would spend her childhood years, blossoming into a beautiful young woman and graduating from Tempe Union High School in 1951. On February 3, 1952, Faye married Earl Smith, embarking on a sixty-two year mission of Christian service as an ever loving, ever generous, and ever patient wife and mother. It takes a strong woman to raise seven children, and Faye rose to that challenge unfailingly. She was blessed with a strong and independent spirit: when there was a job to be done, she would do it—her way. She loved to do things her own way, which, in her wisdom, was most often the right way. Faye also cherished times of quiet solitude, yet she was always there for anyone who needed her, always ready to listen or lend a hand of help. A member of the Four Mile Hill Church of Christ, Faye was the epitome of the model set down in Proverbs 31—truly a good wife and a virtuous woman to be valued far beyond any earthly treasure. She was a shining example of goodness and charity to all who knew her. That loving light will be sorely missed. Visitation on Thursday, February 20, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home in Searcy. Funeral Services in the Funeral Home Chapel at 1 pm Friday, February 21, 2014. Internment in Honey Hill Cemetery. For onlineguestbook,www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.